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There are many social problems in India that have arisen due to various reasons. The book Social Problems in India is a helpful volume detailing the social problems that plague India and their causes. It is a critical analysis of the situation in the country from a sociological viewpoint.
Some of the problems covered in this edition are Combating Corruption, State, Law and Domestic Violence Against Women, Student Radicalism, Healthcare Facilities, Corruption in ...
In recent past, a number of studies have come up with the deliberations on different issues related to gender bias, status and empowerment of women in various fields. But there has not been any attempt to provide a single measure of empowerment, relate level of empowerment with the indicators. The current volume besides providing a regional analysis of deprivation of women on various counts and an idea of empowerment on available criteria; provided a measure of ...
The central theme of this book is the role of women members of gram panchayats since 1993, when their representation in gram panchayats increased due to reservation of seats as a result of 73 amendment to the constitution. It has evaluated their awareness, participation in different activities and their ability to take decision in different public affairs. This book also deals with the following questions: did the increased role of women in the gram panchayat ...
The Government of India has declared the year 2001 as the year of women empowerment. A lot has been done and many initiatives are being taken in this regard at national and international levels. Efforts have been made by the Government as well as Non-Governmental Agencies for the empowerment of women and raising their status in the society. Coinciding with these efforts, this volume is highlighting the different issues and problems concerning the Indian women. ...
The study indicates that the amount of land-holding is positively related with the adoption of new technology, especially those, which are costly. Secondly, the friends, kins and neighbours influence such adoption. The influence by institutional sources is still marginal. Further, the behaviour of tribal farmers in adoption of technology is not much different from that of non-tribals. The study also indicates that the farmer in “small†category has responded ...
This book examines the role of women members of Gram Panchayats in Tripura since 1993, when their representation in Panchayats increased due to reservation of seats as a result of the 73 Constitutional Amendment. Analysing their socio-economical and political background as well as their level of awareness about socio-political situation and their exposure to outside world, it investigates whether their election to Panchayat bodies has made any significant change ...
This collective endeavour of the young minds is aimed at provoking penetrating inquiry of issues. The contours of gender issues in India are a difficult terrain and reflect complexities and contradictions of our socio-economic system. This volume is divided into three broad section--Women--Equality and inequality; Women in urbanity and Health; empowerment and women. With issue-based thematic discussions all the contributors have contributed socially significant ...