Uneven odds social mobility in contemporary India
Vaid, Divya 1979-
Uneven odds social mobility in contemporary India - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2018
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-327) and index.
Introduction: approaching social mobility -- The Indian context: caste, gender, and the labour market -- How many classes are there? Class debates and class schemas -- How mobile is India? Social mobility patterns and trends -- Cutting through: caste and class mobility -- Mobility mechanisms: the role of education -- Conclusions: uneven odds.
This book draws on national level datasets and advanced quantitative techniques to address the question of the rate of social mobility in Indian society. It underlines the fairly stable nature of Indian society, despite liberalization, and the critical role caste, class, gender and education play in this regard.
9780199480142
Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
2017353338
Social mobility--India.
Social classes--India.
Caste--India.
Job vacancies--India.
Caste.
Job vacancies.
Social classes.
Social mobility.
India.
Uneven odds social mobility in contemporary India - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2018
Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-327) and index.
Introduction: approaching social mobility -- The Indian context: caste, gender, and the labour market -- How many classes are there? Class debates and class schemas -- How mobile is India? Social mobility patterns and trends -- Cutting through: caste and class mobility -- Mobility mechanisms: the role of education -- Conclusions: uneven odds.
This book draws on national level datasets and advanced quantitative techniques to address the question of the rate of social mobility in Indian society. It underlines the fairly stable nature of Indian society, despite liberalization, and the critical role caste, class, gender and education play in this regard.
9780199480142
Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
2017353338
Social mobility--India.
Social classes--India.
Caste--India.
Job vacancies--India.
Caste.
Job vacancies.
Social classes.
Social mobility.
India.