SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY

Book Details

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Author: J.P. Singh

• Language: English

• Binding: Hardcover

• Number of Pages: 268

• Release Date: 01-01-2024

• ISBN: 9788131613542

About the Book

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the family structure in contemporary India, focusing on its changing dynamics and the influence of demographic processes. J.P. Singh's work initiates a long-overdue dialogue between anthropology, sociology, and demography, examining how these fields intersect within the Indian context.

The book is a collection of research papers that were originally published in renowned journals or presented at international seminars and workshops. These papers have been thoroughly updated and reorganized to reflect the latest data and trends, creating a coherent thematic structure that bridges the gap between family structure and demographic processes in India. Topics explored include the impact of marital practices, family dissolution, and state interventions.

It provides insights into the changing family dynamics and offers valuable perspectives on issues such as marriage, fertility behavior, and the challenges faced by families in both rural and urban settings. Scholars, students, professionals working with families, and anyone interested in family studies in India will find this book to be an essential resource.

Contents

• The Family: Concept and Perspective

• Household Size and Structure in India

• Changing Family Structure and Fertility Behaviour in a Rural Setting

• Family Formation and Marriage in India

• Marriage and Problem of Dowry in India

• Dissolution of Joint Family in Urban India

• Changing Family in Urban India

• Problems of Family and State Intervention

• Challenges Facing the Family in India

About the Author

J.P. Singh is an experienced author and lexicographer, holding a PhD in Demography from the Australian National University. He has extensive academic training, having attended advanced courses in population and economics at the ISS, Hague, and the Institute of Population at the East-West Center, University of Hawaii.

He has held prominent roles, including Professor of Sociology, Additional Director of Population Research Centre, and Pro Vice-Chancellor of Patna University, and has served as Director (Higher Education), Government of Bihar. With over 40 books and 100 research papers to his name, Singh is a prolific scholar in the fields of demography, anthropology, sociology, and Indology.