ISBN:
81-250-1306-7
,
978-81-250-1306-8
Language:
English
Pages:
173 Seiten
,
Diagramme
Edition:
First published
Keywords:
Indien Kaste
;
Kastenwesen
;
Familie
;
Familienrecht
;
Verwandtschaftsstruktur
;
Heirat
;
Heiratsvermittlung
;
Frau und sozialer Status
;
Frau und sozio-ökonomische Rolle
;
Soziales Netzwerk
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Soziologie
Abstract:
This collection of essays on the family in India by the distinguished sociologist Professor A. M. Shah covers a wide range of theoretical methodological, substantive and policy issues. Examining both academic and popular literature with a view to bringing about a clarity of discourse, Professor Shah's work challenges many popularly held beliefs about the family in India. Though an examination of census records, data collected in the field over long periods of time, and a clarifying of concepts and issues, Professor Shah shows how the widely accepted paradigm of change form joint to nuclear family is highly simplistic and pleads for a more realistic appraisal of change. Conceptually, Professor Shah distinguishes between "houshold" and "family" which leads to a richer and more precise discussion of inter- and intra-houshold family relations. The book includes chapters on spouse selection which place in a dynamic perspective, the traditional rule of caste endogamy as welll as the modern idea of freedom of choice in marriage. Also included is an essay on family policy wihch looks at such questions as family planning, care of the aged, the position of the girl child, and an uniform civil code.
Description / Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic Terms and Concepts in the Study of the Family in India -- 3. Changes in the Indian Family: An Examination of Some Assumptions -- 4. Is the Joint Household Disintegrating? -- 5. The Phase of Dispersal in the Indian Family Process -- 6. Inter-Household Family Relations -- 7. Lineage Structure and Change in a Gujarat Village -- 8. Caste Endogamy and Spouse Selection -- 9. Parameters of Family Policy in India -- References -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 160 - 166
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