Uneven odds social mobility in contemporary India

By:

Vaid, Divya, 1979-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2018Description: xv,338p. illustrations, charts (black and white) 23 cmISBN:

9780199480142

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DDC classification:

305.5130954 23 VA-U

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Also issued online.

Contents:

Introduction: approaching social mobility -- The Indian context: caste, gender, and the labour market -- How many classes are there? Class debates and class schemas -- How mobile is India? Social mobility patterns and trends -- Cutting through: caste and class mobility -- Mobility mechanisms: the role of education -- Conclusions: uneven odds.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	General Books	Main Library	305.5130954 VA-U (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Checked out	07/05/2024	139077

Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-327) and index.

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.

Also issued online.

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