RSS Feed (xml)Women who have decided to stay away from the aisle still face the social stigma associated with being single, says a new study.
University of Missouri researchers found that although there has been an increase in the number of single women, the familial and societal messages given to women who are not married by their mid-30's remained.
Larry Ganong, co-chair of Human Development and Family Studies in the College of Human Environmental Sciences, said: "We found that never-married women's social environments are characterized by pressure to conform to the conventional life pathway.
"This pressure was manifested in women feeling highly visible and invisible. Heightened visibility came from feelings of exposure and invisibility came from assumptions made by others."
Ganong and Elizabeth Sharp, associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Texas Tech University, noticed women between the age bracket of 25-35 felt the most stigma, which may be attributed to the fact that being single is more acceptable before age 25.
Beyond that age, they feel more scrutinized by friends, family members and others, according to the study "I'm a Loser, I'm Not Married, Let's Just All Look at Me".
Ganong said: "Mainstream media also enforce these ideas. For example, shows like 'Sex and the City,' which portray female protagonists who are hyper-focused on finding men, and end with the majority of those characters getting married, are popular."
Ganong has a joint appointment in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing. The study was due to be published in the Journal of Family Issues.
Single women still face social stigma: Study
Neetu Chandra has done a bathing scene in The Apartment
Neetu Chandra has done a bathing scene in Jagmohan Mundhra's The Apartment which is reminiscent of Smita Patil's 'bathing in the slums' scene in Chakra. Although that was an outdoor shot, this one is inside a bathroom. Neetu talks about the daring scene. Read on...
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| Neetu Chandra in The Apartment bathing scene |
Your first reaction on learning about the bathing scene?
When Jagmohan was narrating the script to me he had said the bathing scene might be an option but if I decided to shoot it, he would present it aesthetically and allow me to call the shots. He added that if I didn't like the scene or had a problem with the way it looked afterward, it was my call to have it edited out.
Did you ensure that least number of people were present when you shot the scene?
Yes. The only people present were Jag sir, cameraman Uday Tiwari, my assistant and the EP Krishna Banerjee.
Were you awkward or uncomfortable?
I went about it very professionally. Initially, I was nervous but later, after seeing the scene and the way it was shot, I am confident it will go down well. They also showed me Tanushree's shower scene with Rohit in her lavish apartment and then there is my bathing scene in a run-down broken bathroom. I am sure there will be comparisons.
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| Smita Patil in Chakra |
I knew that Smita Patil had done a similar bathing scene in Chakra. I have been compared to Smitaji since Traffic Signal but it's not fair to be compared to anyone. She was a legend. We all look up to her. If I can be even one per cent of what she was, my life is set.
Were you really bare, as it seems in the photograph?
Well it shows that I am nude but I don't want to comment beyond that. It can be a trick of the camera too. Do you think any actress would pose for a scene like this without wearing anything?
Does your family know about your nude scene?
My family knows me very well and they also know that I am only answerable to my work and nobody else. I take my own decisions.
What's The Apartment about?
It's a contemporary thriller set in an apartment where two people live. I play a girl from a small town who loses her mind when she come to the big city and tries to settle down.
Rambha's wedding reception
Actress Rambha and Indran’s wedding reception saw the city’s celebrities turning up in hordes to wish the newly married couple.
The venue was decorated in a grand manner that was in harmony with the couple’s reception dress. Rambha looked pretty in her heavily-embellished ghagra choli.
Among the guests, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi made an early and surprise visit, and blessed the couple.A sumptuous dinner in the typical Andhra style kept foodies asking for more.Sonia Aggarwal who came dressed in a pink salwar was quite the head-turner. Although actress Sangitha and Krish arrived fashionably late, they were seen enjoying themselves through the night. Spotted among others were actors Parthepan, Pandiarajan, Abbas, director K S Ravikumar and singer Mano.
