Changing Indian society
著者
書誌事項
Changing Indian society
Rawat Publications, c2006
大学図書館所蔵 全1件
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [250]-251) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
"Changing Indian Society", penned by India's leading social scientist of international renown, encapsulates the enormous empirical and statistical data to present a profile of Indian society as a multicultural entity composed of different ethnic origins, various religions, and belonging to a variety of speech communities, and yet bonded together as a nation, sharing a common polity and economy. Written simply and without jargon, in a style intelligible to a lay reader, the book provides a sound sociological perspective to comprehend Indian society and its major social institutions. It introduces urban and rural India; give a glimpse of tribal India; explains marriage, kinship, and the caste system; and outlines major changes occurring in Indian society.
目次
Preface 1. India : Unity in Diversity 2. Population Profile 3. Urban India 4. Village India 5. Tribal India 6. Varna and Jati 7. Marriage, Family, and Kinship 8. Status of Women 9. Indian Polity 10. Changing India Select Readings Index
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