Uneven odds : social mobility in contemporary India
Vaid, Divya
Uneven odds : social mobility in contemporary India by Divya Vaid - New Delhi : Oxford University Press, ©2018 - xv, 338 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: approaching social mobility 2. The Indian context: caste, gender, and the labour market 3. How many classes are there? Class debates and class schemas 4. How mobile is India? Social mobility patterns and trends 5. Cutting through: caste and class mobility 6. Mobility mechanisms: the role of education 7. Conclusions: uneven odds
This book draws on national level datasets and advanced quantitative techniques to address the question of the rate of social mobility in Indian society. It underlines the fairly stable nature of Indian society, despite liberalization, and the critical role caste, class, gender and education play in this regard.
9780199480142
India -- Social conditions
Social mobility
Social life and customs
305.51 / VAI-U
Uneven odds : social mobility in contemporary India by Divya Vaid - New Delhi : Oxford University Press, ©2018 - xv, 338 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: approaching social mobility 2. The Indian context: caste, gender, and the labour market 3. How many classes are there? Class debates and class schemas 4. How mobile is India? Social mobility patterns and trends 5. Cutting through: caste and class mobility 6. Mobility mechanisms: the role of education 7. Conclusions: uneven odds
This book draws on national level datasets and advanced quantitative techniques to address the question of the rate of social mobility in Indian society. It underlines the fairly stable nature of Indian society, despite liberalization, and the critical role caste, class, gender and education play in this regard.
9780199480142
India -- Social conditions
Social mobility
Social life and customs
305.51 / VAI-U