Marriage and family in India

THE present edition maintains the substance of the last edition but with certain modifications necessitated by research on the family during the last ten years. The chapter which concluded the previous edition is enlarged and developed into three chapters. The status of woman, and the family in the urban setting, are subjects which were dealt with somewhat cursorily in the previous edition; they are now treated exhaustively in two new chapters (11 and 12). In chapter 13 will be found. an elaborate discussion of the various trends recently affecting the joint-family and the prospects for its future survival. The data on the matrilineal family (spread over two chapters in the last edition) has been brought together, enlarged and presented in a single chapter (14). The chapter on marriage as a sacra ment (8) has been thoroughly revised, as has been the portion on the patriarchal family of the Nambudiris in Malabar. It is hoped that the book will continue to meet the needs of students of contemporary Indian society who seek a standard work on marriage and family in this country.