CiNii 図書 - Social structure and change

The essays in this volume deal with issues related to religion and kinship, extending and diversifying some of the concerns in modern sociological and social anthropological studies on religion in India pioneered by M N Srinivas. The contributors analyze varied themes including: differences between the beliefs and practices of Hinduism and Sikhism; the division of male and female within the self; the translation of pollution ideas from ancient to modern societies; crisis management in Indian families; distribution of property in a matrilineal Muslim society; and hypergamy and hypogamy in pre-modern Kerala.

Introduction - Veena Das Sikhism and Islam - J P S Uberoi A Structural Analysis Sikhism and Caste - Raja Jayaraman Narrativizing the Male and the Female in Tulasidas(us)Ramacharitamanasa(end us) - Veena Das Divine Goodness - Emrys L Peters The Concept of Baraka as Used by the Bedouin of Cyrenaica Pollution Ideas - Mary Douglas Ancient and Modern Social Networks and Crisis Management in Indian Families - K D Gangrade A Personal Account Conflict and Compromise - Leela Dube Devolution and Disposal of Property in a Matrilineal Muslim Society Hypergamy and Hypogamy in Pre-Modern Kerala - Paul Hockings and W D Merchant

The essays in this volume deal with issues related to religion and kinship, extending and diversifying some of the concerns in modern sociological and social anthropological studies on religion in India pioneered by M N Srinivas. The contributors analyze varied themes including: differences between the beliefs and practices of Hinduism and Sikhism; the division of male and female within the self; the translation of pollution ideas from ancient to modern societies; crisis management in Indian families; distribution of property in a matrilineal Muslim society; and hypergamy and hypogamy in pre-modern Kerala.

Introduction - Veena Das Sikhism and Islam - J P S Uberoi A Structural Analysis Sikhism and Caste - Raja Jayaraman Narrativizing the Male and the Female in Tulasidas(us)Ramacharitamanasa(end us) - Veena Das Divine Goodness - Emrys L Peters The Concept of Baraka as Used by the Bedouin of Cyrenaica Pollution Ideas - Mary Douglas Ancient and Modern Social Networks and Crisis Management in Indian Families - K D Gangrade A Personal Account Conflict and Compromise - Leela Dube Devolution and Disposal of Property in a Matrilineal Muslim Society Hypergamy and Hypogamy in Pre-Modern Kerala - Paul Hockings and W D Merchant

The work of eminent sociologist and social anthropologist, M N Srinivas is discussed in this volume. The contributors explore topics such as: the semiotics of ritual; the process of change in complex societies; agrarian structures; the legacy of social thought in Germany and Japan; and the role of the social scientist in society's transformation. The core of this volume is its comprehensive discussion of M N Srinivas' complete work. It not only offers a critical evaluation but gives insight into social structure and change in complex societies.

Introduction - A M Shah On the Semiotics of Ritual - Milton Singer Radcliffe-Brown's Legacy Social Description and Social Change - R S Khare From Function to Critical Cultural Significance The Western Educated Elites and Social Change in India - I P Desai The Therapy of Methodological Reversal - J V Ferreira The Remembered Village - P C Joshi Insights into an Agrarian Civilization Westernization - T N Madan An Essay on Indian and Japanese Responses Challenges to the Professionalization of Social Sciences in Asia - M S Gore Unavoidable Compromises in Social Research - J A Barnes M N Srinivas - A M Shah The Man and His Work

The work of eminent sociologist and social anthropologist, M N Srinivas is discussed in this volume. The contributors explore topics such as: the semiotics of ritual; the process of change in complex societies; agrarian structures; the legacy of social thought in Germany and Japan; and the role of the social scientist in society's transformation. The core of this volume is its comprehensive discussion of M N Srinivas' complete work. It not only offers a critical evaluation but gives insight into social structure and change in complex societies.

Introduction - A M Shah On the Semiotics of Ritual - Milton Singer Radcliffe-Brown's Legacy Social Description and Social Change - R S Khare From Function to Critical Cultural Significance The Western Educated Elites and Social Change in India - I P Desai The Therapy of Methodological Reversal - J V Ferreira The Remembered Village - P C Joshi Insights into an Agrarian Civilization Westernization - T N Madan An Essay on Indian and Japanese Responses Challenges to the Professionalization of Social Sciences in Asia - M S Gore Unavoidable Compromises in Social Research - J A Barnes M N Srinivas - A M Shah The Man and His Work

This volume focuses on different dimensions of women's work in India within the framework of development, combining caste, class and gender as they influence both what women do and how their work is perceived within an essentially patriarchal society. Topics discussed include: intra- and inter-regional variations in women's roles; policy debates on women's education; and dowry practices in North India.

Introduction - Karuna Chanana Culture, Women and India's Development - T Scarlett Epstein South Indian Female Cultivators - Joan P Mencher Who They Are and What They Do? Women and Development - Uma Ramaswamy Women's Employment and Their Familial Role in India - Neera Desai Social Change or Social Reform - Karuna Chanana The Education of Women in Pre-Independence India Women in Modern Medicine and Indian Tradition - Aneeta A Minocha Female Infanticide and the Position of Women in India - L S Vishwanath

This volume focuses on different dimensions of women's work in India within the framework of development, combining caste, class and gender as they influence both what women do and how their work is perceived within an essentially patriarchal society. Topics discussed include: intra- and inter-regional variations in women's roles; policy debates on women's education; and dowry practices in North India.

Introduction - Karuna Chanana Culture, Women and India's Development - T Scarlett Epstein South Indian Female Cultivators - Joan P Mencher Who They Are and What They Do? Women and Development - Uma Ramaswamy Women's Employment and Their Familial Role in India - Neera Desai Social Change or Social Reform - Karuna Chanana The Education of Women in Pre-Independence India Women in Modern Medicine and Indian Tradition - Aneeta A Minocha Female Infanticide and the Position of Women in India - L S Vishwanath

This volume brings together contributions on the social aspects of urbanization, industrialization and the management of complex organizations in Indian society. Topics covered include: the impact of society on industry; the impact of technology on caste and status; an examination of the world views of administrators and industrialists; and the management of organizations such as universities. These essays, based on extensive fieldwork, help to develop a general perspective on urbanization and social change.

Introduction - N R Sheth Wealth and Power Convert into Status - E A Ramaswamy The Impact of Society on Industry Caste and Status in a World of Technology - William H Newell World-Views and Life Worlds - M N Panini Case Studies of Industrial Entrepreneurs in Faridabad A Perspective for the Sociology of Indian Organizations - N R Sheth The Dogmatic Foundation of University Life - F G Bailey Administrators' Attitude to Change - A P Barnabas An Exploratory Study Social Space and Social Interaction in Pune City - Y B Damle Commercialization of the Economy, and Change and Continuity in Social Structure in a Small Town in Punjab - Victor S D'Souza and Rajesh Gill The Ardhatiyas in a Small Town in Uttar Pradesh - Khadija A Gupta A Study in the Sociology of Business Towards a General Theory of Urbanization and Social Change - Harshad R Trivedi

This volume brings together contributions on the social aspects of urbanization, industrialization and the management of complex organizations in Indian society. Topics covered include: the impact of society on industry; the impact of technology on caste and status; an examination of the world views of administrators and industrialists; and the management of organizations such as universities. These essays, based on extensive fieldwork, help to develop a general perspective on urbanization and social change.

Introduction - N R Sheth Wealth and Power Convert into Status - E A Ramaswamy The Impact of Society on Industry Caste and Status in a World of Technology - William H Newell World-Views and Life Worlds - M N Panini Case Studies of Industrial Entrepreneurs in Faridabad A Perspective for the Sociology of Indian Organizations - N R Sheth The Dogmatic Foundation of University Life - F G Bailey Administrators' Attitude to Change - A P Barnabas An Exploratory Study Social Space and Social Interaction in Pune City - Y B Damle Commercialization of the Economy, and Change and Continuity in Social Structure in a Small Town in Punjab - Victor S D'Souza and Rajesh Gill The Ardhatiyas in a Small Town in Uttar Pradesh - Khadija A Gupta A Study in the Sociology of Business Towards a General Theory of Urbanization and Social Change - Harshad R Trivedi

The contributors to this book analyze a number of problems facing contemporary Indian society, including: changes in patterns of land ownership; the impact of development efforts on ecosystems; and methodological problems involved in studying economic development and social change. There are also essays on ethnicity which discuss emerging ethnic movements and conflicts in South and Southeast Asia.

Introduction - B S Baviskar Foxes, Lions and Bears - Pauline Kolenda The Circulation of Land Ownership in Southernmost Tamil Nadu Development Disdained and Development Engrained - David G Mandelbaum The Cases of the Toda Tribe and Kerala State in South India Ecology and Development in Arunachal Pradesh - G S Aurora Milk and Sugar - B S Baviskar A Comparative Analysis of Cooperative Politics Rural Change, Social History and Participant Observation - Chitra Sivakumar and S S Sivakumar Social Movements and State Response - T K Oommen The Indian Situation Criteria for Identification of Backward Classes - B K Roy Burman Ethnicity - S C Dube Myth, History, Politics Ethnicity, Communialism and Class Conflict in India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka - V Selvaratnam Their Implications for Nationhood Emergence and Growth of Tribal Ethnicity in Chotanagpur - Sachchidananda

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