Social construction of capabilities in a Tamil village
- Hyderabad Orient blackswan 2021
- 190 p.
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, the social construction of capabilities in a Tamil village 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 explores the tensions inherent within the caste system. This book will interest sociologists, public policy analysts and development experts.