Feminisation of Stigma: The Plight of Kal Oddar Women

Anita Christine Tiphagne

Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 2015, vol. 22, issue 3, 458-469

Abstract: The Kal Oddars are a Denotified Criminal Tribe living in southern Tamil Nadu, India. With a history of nomadism, this community was categorised by the British as hereditary criminals. Though denotified today, the community still faces social exclusion, marginalisation and continued stereotyping by law enforcement agencies and society at large. This article describes the feminisation of stigma taking place within the community and its consequences. The continued stigma and the prejudices of society and the police have a profound impact on the position of the Kal Oddar women, who bear the brunt of all oppression.

Keywords: Kal Oddars; Denotified Criminal Tribes; feminisation of stigma; stereotyping; discrimination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1177/0971521515594286

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