The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village (Record no. 344560)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9788194829591
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Classification number 305.5122095482
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Personal name Venkataraman, L.N.
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Title The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Orient Blackswan Private Limited
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2021
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Summary, etc. Is an equitable distribution of opportunities possible within a stratified social system in which caste-based socio-economic privileges are inherited and social mobility constrained? The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village answers this question by analysing the intersections between caste, class and education, and argues that capabilities—that is, the competence or life skills one acquires through education—are socially constructed and not an inherent trait of the individual. In the 1960s, renowned sociologist André Béteille conducted social anthropological fieldwork on caste, class and power in a south Indian village pseudonymously named Sripuram in Tamil Nadu. Revisiting the same village five decades later, this book studies caste, class and education across diverse social groups, and especially among the educated unemployed or underemployed youth. Through interviews and everyday interactions with the residents of Sripuram, the author studies the complexities of deprivations and coping strategies of the poor within their socio-economic spheres. Exploring tensions inherent within the caste system, this intersectional perspective has broad significance for the global discourse on development on India. This book will interest sociologists, public policy analysts and development experts. Contents: Foreword by William A. Jackson Introduction The Complexities of Poverty Intersectional Implications of Capabilities Formation Education Quality, Employability and Capabilities Poverty and Education in Sripuram Adaptive Preferences and the Social Construction of Capabilities Capitals and Capabilities
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Social classes
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Topical term or geographic name entry element India--Thanjāvūr (District)
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  Not Missing Not Damaged   Gandhi Smriti Library Gandhi Smriti Library 2021-07-01 595.00   305.5122095482 VEN 162520 2021-07-01 2021-07-01 Books

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