Caste: identity and continuity (Record no. 433)

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082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 305.5 CHA
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Channa, V.C.
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Caste: identity and continuity
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. B.R. Publishing
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1979
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 180p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Caste will continue to influence the<br/>SOcioeconomic and political life of<br/>India fora long time to come. The conti-<br/>nuity of caste and the maintainance of<br/>caste identities in the context of the<br/>technology based world that India is<br/>entering into, is important in its own<br/>right. The book further<br/>material on caste in the city of old<br/>providess Delhi in the 1930's.<br/>The broad framework of the theory of<br/>transmission of status, a via media<br/>between the 'alliance' theory and<br/>'descent theory' is used to organise<br/>identity the data. The of<br/>the Aggarwals is viewed as interwoven in a<br/>particular pattern of which the custom<br/>An<br/>of marriage is an important part.<br/>attempt has also been made to under-<br/>stand cultural traits and symbols in<br/>terms of ideas. In this genre is the<br/>analysis of the customary age at<br/>marriage and of the application of<br/>vermillion in the parting of a woman'ss<br/>hair. Other highlights include a simula-<br/>tion model of the difficulty arising from<br/>the regulations and exercise of choice<br/>in selecting marriage partners basec o<br/>simple probability thinking. Also insl<br/>ded is a discussion on marriag<br/>expenditures and the life histor of<br/>a woman.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Sociology
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