Mobile phones and Gender Empowerment: Enactment of ‘Restricted Agency’
The Capability Approach, as developed by Amartya Sen, has been criticized for an overly individualistic approach, while simultaneously being re-framed in alignment with the dominant social structure. We situate individual agency within the frame of social power structures, examining agency and empow...
Main Authors: | Hoan, Nguyen Thi, Chib, Arul, Mahalingham, Ram |
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Other Authors: | Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information |
Format: | Conference Paper |
Language: | English |
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2017
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85572 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43803 |
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