NARRATIVES OF STRENGTH, PERSEVERANCE AND RESILIENCE IN TRADITIONAL MARRIAGES  (FOCUS ON SINDHI WOMEN)

Maya Khemlani David; Shobha Mirchandani; Maria von Stumm

doi:10.51611/iars.irj.v10i2.2020.147

Authors

Maya Khemlani David University of Malaya, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5569-3591
Shobha Mirchandani MS Aspire Counselling Services, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Maria von Stumm Attorney, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51611/iars.irj.v10i2.2020.147

Keywords:

Resilience, Traditional Marriages, Sindhis, Women

Abstract

Resilience is the ability and knowledge of a person on what he/she can do when he/ she falls and learns how to get up. The aim of this paper is to understand the experiences and perceptions of diaspora Sindhi Hindu women in arranged marriages and how they dealt with the many challenges they faced in their martial homes whether in India or in Malaysia. Strength based theory (Saleeby, 2013) and Agency Favouring framework (Williams, 2000) are used to demonstrate their strengths and agency. The data is obtained from the written narratives of 5 women who married Sindhi men. Writing Is a powerful weapon for reminiscing and describing lived experiences of life in arranged marriages. The writing had to be analyzed for the themes that emerged after the initial codes were generated.

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