Marital mobility in the Bangladeshi middle class: matchmaking strategies and transnational networks

Marital mobility in the Bangladeshi middle class: matchmaking strategies and transnational networks

This article was published in South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies [© 2014 Taylor & Francis Online] and the definite version is available at : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00856401.2014.954757 The article website is at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00856401.2014.954757?journalCo...

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Príomhchruthaitheoir: Sabur, Seuty
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Bangladeshi middle class
Marriage
Homogamy
Diaspora
Mobility
Kinship
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spelling 10361-62662016-08-31T03:44:10Z Marital mobility in the Bangladeshi middle class: matchmaking strategies and transnational networks Sabur, Seuty Bangladeshi middle class Marriage Homogamy Diaspora Mobility Kinship This article was published in South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies [© 2014 Taylor & Francis Online] and the definite version is available at : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00856401.2014.954757 The article website is at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00856401.2014.954757?journalCode=csas20 In this paper, I take marriage as the point of entry for exploring social alliances amongst an affluent cluster of the Bangladeshi middle class. Using semi-structured interviews, biographies, family histories, intergenerational data, matrimonial biodata, chat histories, group discussions and blogs, I traced marital genealogies from Bangladesh to Britain in order to understand the strength of their transnational network. I argue that homogamy has become instrumental for this class in consolidating its power as new networks are forged through marriage and in which women play a significant role. These alliances result in the conflation of different kinds of capital, generating a convergence of influence and access among individuals that transcends national boundaries, reconfiguring the group as a cosmopolitan class. This provides a novel perspective on how Bangladeshi women of this class exercise power in marital negotiations while navigating normative practices and patriarchal structures. Published 2016-08-31T03:43:17Z 2016-08-31T03:43:17Z 2014-09-24 Article Sabur, S. (2014). Marital Mobility in the Bangladeshi Middle Class: Matchmaking Strategies and Transnational Networks. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 37(4), 586–604. http://doi.org/10.1080/00856401.2014.954757 1479-0270 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/6266 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00856401.2014.954757 © 2014 Taylor & Francis Online
institution Brac University
collection Institutional Repository
language English
topic Bangladeshi middle class
Marriage
Homogamy
Diaspora
Mobility
Kinship
spellingShingle Bangladeshi middle class
Marriage
Homogamy
Diaspora
Mobility
Kinship
Sabur, Seuty
Marital mobility in the Bangladeshi middle class: matchmaking strategies and transnational networks
description This article was published in South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies [© 2014 Taylor & Francis Online] and the definite version is available at : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00856401.2014.954757 The article website is at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00856401.2014.954757?journalCode=csas20
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author Sabur, Seuty
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title Marital mobility in the Bangladeshi middle class: matchmaking strategies and transnational networks
title_short Marital mobility in the Bangladeshi middle class: matchmaking strategies and transnational networks
title_full Marital mobility in the Bangladeshi middle class: matchmaking strategies and transnational networks
title_fullStr Marital mobility in the Bangladeshi middle class: matchmaking strategies and transnational networks
title_full_unstemmed Marital mobility in the Bangladeshi middle class: matchmaking strategies and transnational networks
title_sort marital mobility in the bangladeshi middle class: matchmaking strategies and transnational networks
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