Culture in Action: Family Life, Emotion, and Male Dominance in Banaras, IndiaIn Culture in Action Derné explores the interconnections between male dominance, joint-family living, Indian emotional life, and a cultural focus on group pressures. Derné emphasizes the Hindu focus on the social group, but shows that men often distance themselves from group culture by marrying for love, separating from their parents, or embracing closeness with their wives. |