<p>Five decades of independence have produced dramatic increases in womens' educational achievements in India; but education for girls beyond a certain level is still perceived as socially risky. Based on ethnographic data and historical documents, this book explores the origins of that paradox. Contributors probe the complex relationships between traditional Indian social institutions the joint family, arranged marriage, dowry, and purdah, or sexual segregation and girls schooling. They find that a patrifocal family structure and ideology are often at the root of different family approaches to educating sons and daughters, and that concern for marriageability still plays a central role in womens' educational choices and outcomes.</p>

Women, Education, And Family Structure In India

Mukhopadhyay, Carol C.

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Routledge

How Real Is Race?: A Sourcebook on Race, Culture, and Biology

<p>Mukhopadhyay, Carol C., Henze, Rosemary</p>

Politics & Social Sciences

Moses, Yolanda T.

Henze Linguistics and Language Development San José State University, Rosemary

Social Sciences

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

How Real is Race?: A Sourcebook On Race, Culture, and Biology

How Real is Race? brings together biological and cultural information to help people make sense of the contradictory messages about race in the U.S. and elsewhere. How real is race? Or rather, in what sense is race real? What is biological fact and fiction? Where does culture enter? And what does it really mean to say that race is a "social construction"? If race is an invention, who invented it? Why? For what ends? And can we eliminate it if we wish to? These are the key questions that frame this book. With accessible, clear language and suggested teaching activities in every chapter, it is designed as a sourcebook for anyone interested in addressing the questions above.

Henze, Rosemary

R&L Education

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