https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/twisha-sharma-and-the-mother-in-law-trope-in-india-10719947/
Sylvia Walby
Patriarchy operates through family, work, culture, and the state.
Women's actions are shaped by structural constraints rather than individual choices alone.
Deniz Kandiyoti
Women comply with patriarchal norms because resistance is costly.
They may gain authority later in life (e.g., as mothers-in-law) by accepting subordination earlier.
Patriarchy is reproduced not only by men but also through women's participation in the system.
Pierre Bourdieu
Through symbolic violence, dominated groups often internalize existing inequalities as natural and legitimate.
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