Women, Education, And Family Structure In India

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.

• | Author: Carol Chapnick Mukhopadhyay|Susan Seymour
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0367217376
• | ISBN-13: 9780367217372