Lekha N.B. is Assistant Professor of Sociology in Sree Narayana College, Kerala, India.  She is currently engaged in two international research projects by World Science Project, Louisiana State University, USA, and Shastri Indo-Canadian Research Institute, Canada. Her research and writing has centered on gender relations, female sexuality, masculinities, and cultural hegemony, with a particular focus on Kerala. Antony Palackal is Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, University of Kerala. He serves as the India Coordinator and Principal Investigator of the World Science Project, Louisiana State University and a research project of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. He has published ten books. Palackal is the former President of Kerala Sociological Society and member of the Managing Committee of the Indian Sociological Society.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Gender within Matriliny.- Chapter 3: Women, Sexuality and property Rights.- Chapter 4: Making of Culture in a Caste Matrix.- Chapter 5: Female Authority Intersecting Ideology and Identity.- Chapter 6: Property Matters.- Chapter 7: Changing Gender Relations.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

Lekha N.B. is Assistant Professor of Sociology in Sree Narayana College, Kerala, India.  She is currently engaged in two international research projects by World Science Project, Louisiana State University, USA, and Shastri Indo-Canadian Research Institute, Canada. Her research and writing has centered on gender relations, female sexuality, masculinities, and cultural hegemony, with a particular focus on Kerala. Antony Palackal is Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, University of Kerala. He serves as the India Coordinator and Principal Investigator of the World Science Project, Louisiana State University and a research project of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. He has published ten books. Palackal is the former President of Kerala Sociological Society and member of the Managing Committee of the Indian Sociological Society.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Gender within Matriliny.- Chapter 3: Women, Sexuality and property Rights.- Chapter 4: Making of Culture in a Caste Matrix.- Chapter 5: Female Authority Intersecting Ideology and Identity.- Chapter 6: Property Matters.- Chapter 7: Changing Gender Relations.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

Lekha N.B. is Assistant Professor of Sociology in Sree Narayana College, Kerala, India.  She is currently engaged in two international research projects by World Science Project, Louisiana State University, USA, and Shastri Indo-Canadian Research Institute, Canada. Her research and writing has centered on gender relations, female sexuality, masculinities, and cultural hegemony, with a particular focus on Kerala. Antony Palackal is Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, University of Kerala. He serves as the India Coordinator and Principal Investigator of the World Science Project, Louisiana State University and a research project of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute. He has published ten books. Palackal is the former President of Kerala Sociological Society and member of the Managing Committee of the Indian Sociological Society.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Gender within Matriliny.- Chapter 3: Women, Sexuality and property Rights.- Chapter 4: Making of Culture in a Caste Matrix.- Chapter 5: Female Authority Intersecting Ideology and Identity.- Chapter 6: Property Matters.- Chapter 7: Changing Gender Relations.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.