The Family in India: Structure and Practice (Themes in Indian Sociology series)

"This volume brings together seminal essays which examine the meaning, forms and trajectory of the Indian family, and which go beyond the stereotypical joint/nuclear dichotomy that tends to dominate studies on the family. Using various methodological, conceptual and analytical tools, the essays cover both patrilineal and matrilineal family forms in different regions of India, and cover a wide range of historical and social situations." "Bringing together ethnographies and analyses of the socio-cultural dimensions of familial relationships, this book will be of considerable use to students and scholars of family studies, sociology, anthropology and development studies."--BOOK JACKET. Introduction / Tulsi Patel -- The Nature Of The Family / Carle C. Zimmerman -- Some Neglected Approaches And Problems In The Study Of Family In India / A.a. Khatri -- The Family In India : Some Problems Concerning Research On The Changing Family In India / M.f. Nimkoff -- The Joint Family In India: An Analysis / I.p. Desai -- Caste And The Joint Family--a Symposium / Aileen D. Ross ... [et Al.] -- Family Types In Badlapur: An Analysis Of A Changing Institution In A Maharashtrian Village / William A. Morrison -- The Family In Transition / K.m. Kapadia -- Family Structure And Socioeconomic Status In Central India / Edwin D. Driver -- The Phase Of Dispersal In The Indian Family Process / A.m. Shah -- The Family Organization In The South-west Of India / Fr. J. Puthenkalam -- Family And Kinship Groups Among The Khatris In Delhi / Saroj Kapoor -- Household And Family Among Thakors In A North Gujarat Village / Lancy Lobo. Editor, Tulsi Patel ; Foreword By A.m. Shah. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This timely book examines, in detail, the meaning of family in India. Inextricably linked to the institution of family are issues such as gender and sexual divisions, the role of the state, changing demographic patterns and a growing elderly population. The first part of the book looks at the nature of the family as an institution. Part Two discusses the question of the myth or reality of the disintegration of the joint family. Finally, the last section includes case studies of structures of families in different parts of India. This Volume Brings Together Seminal Essays Which Examine The Meaning, Forms And Trajectory Of The Indian Family, And Which Go Beyond The Stereotypical Joint/nuclear Dilchotomy That Tends To Dominate Studies On The Family.