Female Education: A Study of Rural India

Women constitute the depressed section in modern society. All over the world, especially in the third world, one experiences a distinct tendency among grown up people to treat a girl very differently from a boy. She continues to be neglected at all levels. The movement for improving women’s status has always emphasized education as the most significant instrument for social change. This book examines the attitude of Indians rural parents towards their daughter’s education in social context. It is an empirical study, based on the vast data collected during the fieldwork by the author. It investigates how far the Indian rural system is disposed towards female education. It traces the impact of family, economic, caste and value system on the aspiration of rural parents for female education. It is an important contribution to the topic of female education. It relates well to the academic literature on this topic. It is of great use for the students of sociology, as it deals with sociology of education. It studies how education is related with other institutions like family religion, caste, economic institutions. The book will be of immense use to doctoral students who are virtually interested in the use of statistical methods in social science. This book has a strong component of statistically testing.