Women, Education, And Family Structure In India

By Carol Chapnick Mukhopadhyay

Book Overview

Five decades of independence have produced dramatic increases in womens' educational achievements in India; but education for girls beyond a certain level is still perceived as socially risky. Contributors probe the complex relationships between traditional Indian social institutions the joint family, arranged marriage, dowry and purdah, or sexual segregation and girls schooling.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367217376
• ISBN13: 9780367217372
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"