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Structure and Change in Indian Society

Author : Bernard S. Cohn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351487809
Total Pages : 866 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Structure and Change in Indian Society written by Bernard S. Cohn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent theoretical and methodological innovations in the anthropological analysis of South Asian societies have introduced distinctive modifications in the study of Indian social structure and social change. This book, reporting on twenty empirical studies of Indian society conducted by outstanding scholars, reflects these trends not only with reference to Indian society itself, but also in terms of the relevance of such trends to an understanding of social change more generally.The contributors demonstrate the adaptive changes experienced by the studied groups in particular villages, towns, cities, and regions. The authors view the basic social units of joint family, caste, and village not as structural isolates, but as intimately connected with one another and with other social units through social and cultural networks of various kinds that incorporate the social units into the complex structure of Indian civilization. Within this broadened conception of social structure, these studies trace the changing relations of politics, economics, law, and language to the caste system.Showing that the caste system is dynamic, with upward and downward mobility characterizing it from pre-British times to the present, the studies suggest that the modernizing forces which entered the system since independence--parliamentary democracy, universal suffrage, land reforms, modern education, urbanization, and industrial technology--provided new opportunities and paths to upward mobility, but did not radically alter the system. The chapters in this book show that the study of Indian society reveals novel forms of social structure change. They introduce methods and theories that may well encourage social scientists to extend the study of change in Indian society to the study of change in other areas.

The Structure of Indian Society

Author : A.M. Shah
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136197702
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book The Structure of Indian Society written by A.M. Shah and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has a collection of ten articles written during 1982–2007 and an exhaustive introduction on the structural features of Indian society, that is, the enduring social groups, institutions and processes, such as caste, tribe, sect, rural-urban relations, etc. The book views Indian society in contemporary as well as historical perspective, based on a wealth of field research as well as archival material. The book focuses on the significance of village studies in transforming the understanding of Indian society and also shows how urban centres have been useful in shaping society. Taking a critical look at the prevailing thinking on various structures and institutions, the author uses insights derived from his comprehensive studies of kinship, marriage, religion, and grassroots politics in advancing their studies. He points out the strengths and weaknesses of these structures and institutions and the direction in which they are changing with respect to modern time. As against the overwhelming emphasis on the hierarchical dimension of caste, this book focuses on its horizontal dimension, that is, every caste’s population spread over villages and towns in an area, its internal organization and differentiation based on networks of kinship, marriage, patron-client relationship, and role of endogamy versus hypergamy in maintaining its boundaries. The tribes are also seen in the same perspective, emphasizing the tribe-caste homology. Finally, the book provides information on important issues like policy of reservations, the reliability of censuses and surveys of castes and tribes, removal of untouchability, growth of organized religion and secularization.

India

Author : M. N. Srinivas
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781412826198
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book India written by M. N. Srinivas and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essay on Indian social structure originally formed a chapter in Volume 1 of The Gazetteer of India: Indian Union, published in 1965. It introduces the reader to the caste system, the village community, religious groups, marriage, kinship and inheritance, and changes in society at the time. M.N. Srinivas is the author.

The Social Structure of Indian Muslims

Author : Ibn-i Farīd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Social Structure of Indian Muslims written by Ibn-i Farīd and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected articles presented at a seminar on the social structure of Indian Muslims held at the Hamdard Convention Centre, New Delhi, 22-23 Oct. 1989, sponsored by the Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi, India.

Indian Social Structure and Change

Author : Kanhaiya Lal Sharma
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788131600832
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Indian Social Structure and Change written by Kanhaiya Lal Sharma and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Of all my writings, the present book Indian Social Structure and Change has given me maximum satisfaction. It has reached out to students of various disciplines and pursuits, and has not remained confined to senior school students only. College and university students and those preparing for competitive examinations have equally found it useful. It has a reasonably wide coverage with a focus on 'national integration'. The book is quintessentially interdisciplinary in nature as it brings history into its orbit, and takes sociology to history and other spheres of knowledge. Various chapters have been arranged in a logically sound sequence. Analysis of caste, family, village and urban life, weaker sections, status of women and processes of social change has been presented with up-to-date data and illustrations. It is hoped that the book will be received by students, teachers and people in general with greater significance and usefulness."

The Social Structure of an Indian Village

Author : N. K. Shukla
Publisher : New Delhi : Cosmo Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Social Structure of an Indian Village written by N. K. Shukla and published by New Delhi : Cosmo Publications. This book was released on 1976 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Social Structure and Change

Author : A M Shah
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Social Structure and Change written by A M Shah and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 1996-08-19 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A discussion of Indian women's status in society focusing on the familial domain and the external forces that impinge on it. The seven essays were written to honor the work of sociologist M.N. Srinivas and reflect many of his views regarding the changing roles of women in a developing society. Among the topics discussed in the collection are those involving the survival and nurturance of the girl child, her access to education and participation in productive activity, and her right to natal property. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Social Structure of India

Author : Ajit Kumar Sinha
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Social Structure of India written by Ajit Kumar Sinha and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical study.

Social Structure and Politics

Author : T. K. Oommen
Publisher : Delhi : Hindustan Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Structure and Politics written by T. K. Oommen and published by Delhi : Hindustan Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1984 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Indian Social System

Author : Ram Ahuja
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Indian Social System written by Ram Ahuja and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Transaction and Hierarchy

Author : Harald Tambs-Lyche
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351393960
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Transaction and Hierarchy written by Harald Tambs-Lyche and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-09 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, the author challenges a number of widely held cultural stereotypes about India. Caste is not as old as Indian civilization itself, and current changes are no more radical than in the past, for caste has evolved throughout its history. It is not a colonial invention, nor does it result from weak state control. There is no single form of Indian kingship, and power relations, fundamental as they are for understanding Indian society. Nor do Indian villages conform to a single type, and caste is as much urban as rural. Only in a regional ‘local’ perspective can we view it as a ‘system’. Caste does offer space for the individual, though in a particular Indian mould, and Hinduism does not provide for an integration of castes through ritual. In short, social organization varies widely in India, and cannot provide the key to the specificity of caste. This must be sought in the way society is imagined, the models of society current in Indian thought. Of course as mentioned above, there is no single model: Brahmins, kings, and merchants among others have all produced alternative models with themselves at the centre, vying for hegemony, while facing contesting models held by subalterns. Still, a hierarchical mode of thought is hegemonic and largely explains why Indians see their social stratification differently from people in the West. The volume will be indispensable for scholars of South Asian Sociology and Culture.

India's Social Heritage

Author : L. S. S. O'Malley
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000884287
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book India's Social Heritage written by L. S. S. O'Malley and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1937, India’s Social Heritage is intended to give a simple statement of the principal features of the social system in pre-independence India. The social system of pre-Independence India retained many features characteristic of an early stage of social growth. Society was still largely communal in the sense that it was organized in groups. Individual life was based on collective standards and had to be in harmony as a unit in a group, to whose interests his own were subordinate. The social system may be described as a synthesis of groups rather than persons, while the joint family was the basis of Hindu law. This book will be of interest to students of history, sociology and South Asian studies.

The Republic of India

Author : Alan Gledhill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book The Republic of India written by Alan Gledhill and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Land Control and Social Structure in Indian History

Author : Robert Eric Frykenberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Land Control and Social Structure in Indian History written by Robert Eric Frykenberg and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Social Stratification in India

Author : K L Sharma
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Social Stratification in India written by K L Sharma and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 1997-09-02 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Departs from the tendency to understand social stratification mainly from the perspective of sociology to provide a holistic understanding of social stratification and mobility in India, drawing on ideas from various branches of the social sciences. Analyzes the historical, cultural, and political bases of social stratification, with chapters on the phenomenon in the rural and urban settings and in weaker sections of society, and on gender and social stratification and social mobility. Of interest to scholars in sociology, social anthropology, and political sociology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Social Structure and Change

Author : A M Shah
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Social Structure and Change written by A M Shah and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 1998-11-24 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Interrogating Caste

Author : Dipankar Gupta
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780140297065
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Interrogating Caste written by Dipankar Gupta and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2000 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The caste system has conventionally been perceived by scholars as a hierarchy based on the binary opposition of purity and pollution. Challenging this position, leading sociologist Dipankar Gupta argues that any notion of a fixed hierarchy is arbitrary and valid only from the perspective of the individual castes. The idea of difference, and not hierarchy, determines the tendency of each caste to keep alive its discrete nature and this is also seen to be true of the various castes which occupy the same rank in the hierarchy. It is, in fact, the mechanics of power, both economic and political, that set the ground rules for caste behaviour, which also explains how traditionally opposed caste groups find it possible to align in the contemporary political scenario. With the help of empirical evidence from states like Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, the author illustrates how any presumed correlations between caste loyalties and voting patterns are in reality quite invalid. Provocative and finely argued, Interrogating Caste is a remarkable work that provides fresh insight into caste as a social, political and economic reality.