Family, Kinship and Marriage in IndiaPatricia Uberoi India is the second most populous nation in the world, but the dynamics of Indian daily life are not understood by many in the West. This work examines various aspects of Indian families: how they are organized, how property is distributed in marriage, and the structure and change of the household. It develops each aspect with a discussion of regional differences and classic writings in the field. Clearly written, this work is helpful to all those interested in families, social alliances, and comparative studies. |
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NORTH AND SOUTH | 45 |
THOMAS | 74 |
LOUIS DUMONT North India in Relation | 91 |
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affinal agnates alliance anthropologists behaviour biological Brahmans bride bridegroom price bridewealth cent ceremony child clan common context cousin marriage cousins cross-cousin cross-cousin marriage cultural descent groups Dhund dowry Dravidian kinship Dravidian languages Dumont economic Ego's exogamous extended family fact father father's sister's genealogical gifts girl gotra Gujarat Hindu households hypergamy important Indian kinship individual Indo-Aryan institutions intermarriage Jaunsar Bawar joint family Karimpur Khasi kindred kinship studies kinship system kinship terminology kinsmen land Lévi-Strauss lineage group linked low caste lower castes male marriage rules marry matrilateral mother mother's brother Nayar nuclear families Pandits parents Patidars patrilineal pattern person polyandry polygynandry polygyny Punjabi Radhvanaj Rajput reference region relations relationship relatives riage rites ritual role sakke sambandham segment sexual siblings sister sister's husband social society South India spouses status structure sub-caste tion traditional urban village wife wife-givers wife-takers wives woman women