Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Camouflaged Protocols of Womanhood: Inherent Paradoxes of Bengal Subject The topic of the resource Culture; Discourse; Identity; Media; Subjective Description An account of the resource Contemporary India is part of a global community where modernizationand urbanization including consumerism is on the rise; but not leaving behind its historic cultural essence. Old scriptures, myths, folklore, literature, cultural proverbs as well as media, have a noteworthy role in shaping the perspectives of Indian people. The current study was done in parts of urban Bengal to explore the influence of these forces from socio-political, psychological as well as philosophical registers, in shaping the self-image and identity of contemporary women. 50 participants were interviewed using a semi-structured in-depth interview method and data were analyzed following qualitative analytical methods keeping the cultural-relational-social context in perspective. The method of pluralism in the qualitative analysis was followed using three data analysis methodsGrounded Theory, Interpretative Phenomenological Approach, and Narrative Analysis. Analyses revealed anintriguing social-crafting of theconcepts of gender and identities of women through idealization and internalization of traits and notions incessantly presented through celebrated literature, myths, folklore, proverbs, and media. Furthermore, the analysis showed how the deep-rooted paradox, inherent in Bengals cultural discourse, is internalized even by educated urban women and infuses a sense of lack, vulnerability, self-loathing, blame, and stigma in their identity. On the contrary, it was also observed in a few instances that optimum use of media and global knowledge led to the construction of a new-age individual and subjective discourse. 2022, The Author(s) under exclusive licence to National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) India. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chakraborty R.; De S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Psychological Studies, Vol-67, No. 4, pp. 488-500. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-022-00687-2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-022-00687-2</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85141611764&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs12646-022-00687-2&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=8767f2c8f11d2984bb8f8f97b4fde563" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85141611764&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs12646-022-00687-2&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=8767f2c8f11d2984bb8f8f97b4fde563</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 332968 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chakraborty R., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, India; De S., Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India