Indian families : contemporary family structures and dynamics

India has an intricate cultural history that extends over thousands of years. Over the past century, however, increasing modernization, along with its associated demographic shifts, has led to substantial changes in its family structures and norms. Coupled with tremendous variations across regions,...

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Other Authors Chandra, Vinod (Editor), Blair, Sampson Lee (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2024.
SeriesContemporary perspectives on family research ; 26.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781837975976
DOI10.1108/S1530-3535202426
Physical Description1 online resource (300 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. No Preference? An Examination of Child Sex Preferences in Rural South India / Ashley Larsen Gibby, Tiffany Fox Okeke, Nancy Luke, Melissa Alcaraz, and Mikaela Dufur
  • Chapter 2. Fertility Aspirations and Family Planning Behaviour: A Qualitative Study in a Small Town of Uttar Pradesh / Shivani Katara
  • Chapter 3. Exploring the Transitions in Family Structure of Vaddera Community through a Deconstructive Lens / Sonal Mobar Roy and G. V. Snigdha Raj
  • Chapter 4. Changing Landscape of Indian Family / Vinod Chandra
  • Chapter 5. Menstrual Hygienic Disparity in India: An Inter-State Analysis Using NFHS-5 Indicators / Megha Jacob and Japjot Kaur Saggu
  • Chapter 6. Family Dynamics and Intergenerational Relation in Interdependent Society: An Indian Perspective / Sunil K. Verma, Saswati Bhattacharya, and Tushar Singh
  • Chapter 7. Intermediating Individual and the Community: Indian Family in Online Matchmaking / Y. Gunjan Ramraj
  • Chapter 8. Premarital Romance, Dating, and Arranged Marriages in India: The Intersection of Tradition and Globalization / Barani Kanth, Ananda Krishnan, and Debasmita Sen
  • Chapter 9. My Family: Classroom Exercises on Unlearning and Learning about Families / B. Devi Prasad and Shivangi Deshwal
  • Chapter 10. Towards a Sociology of "New Family" in India / Jyoti Sidana.