ABSTRACT

Explores the role of women as social actors who contribute to both continuity and change in their society. It examines the inter-linkages between women, industrial work and relations both within the family and in the local community.

chapter 1|16 pages

The Scope of the Study

chapter 2|9 pages

The Approach

chapter 3|9 pages

The Malaysian Context

chapter 5|17 pages

The Factory

chapter 6|17 pages

The FELDA: A Settler Society

chapter 7|34 pages

Changing Livelihoods

chapter 8|27 pages

Changing Lives