SELP JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (A Blind Review & Refereed Quarterly Journal with ISSN : 0975-9999 (P) 2349-1655 (O) Impact Factor : 3.655 (CIF), 2.78(IRJIF), 2.5(JIF), 2.77(NAAS) Volume XV July -September 2024 Issue 58 Content S. No Title Page No. 1 BREAKING STEREOTYPES: THE ROLE OF CLOTHING IN GENDER IDENTITY IN LITERATURE, D. GOPINATH & VIJAY JOSHUA ALLEN 1-6 2 CULTURAL HYBRIDITY IN DIASPORIC LITERATURE: NAVIGATING IDENTITY AND BELONGING, VIJAY JOSHUA ALLEN & D. GOPINATH 7-12 3 THE EVOLUTION OF GENDER ROLES: POWER DYNAMICS IN ANITA NAIR’S THE BETTER MAN AND MISTRESS, Prof. M. JAGADEESH & Prof. E. S. ELAMPARITHY 13-18 4 THE FLUIDITY OF IDENTITY: CULTURAL CONFLICTS AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION IN MISTRESS, Prof. E. S. ELAMPARITHY & Prof. M. JAGADEESH 19-24 5 ISOLATION AND LONELINESS IN THE BETTER MAN AND MISTRESS, Prof. D. GOPINATH , Prof. S. RAJALAKSHMI & Prof. VIJAY JOSHUA ALEN 25-28 6 EMPOWERMENT THROUGH RESISTANCE: A FEMINIST STANDPOINT ANALYSIS OF MANJUKAPUR’S DIFFICULT DAUGHTERS, Prof. VIJAY JOSHUA ALEN,Prof. S. RAJALAKSHMI & Prof. D. GOPINATH 29-31