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The Social Ecology of Disability is a publication of the Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi. The College was established in 14932 to promote women’s higher education at a time before Independence when hardly any institutions for women’s education existed in India.At present the Lady Irwin College, a college of Home Science, has several academic programmes leading to higher education degrees. These are: Bachelor of Science in Home ...
"This book delves into the little known area of the life of the teenaged girl in India. Based on a research study of rural and urban girls of North India, the author presents a sensitive portrayal of the adolescent girl whose sense of identity is found to be strongly influenced by experiences of gender discrimination in all spheres of socialization. The material gathered is based on in-depth interviews of 150 girls during which they revealed their ...
Researching Families and Children: Culturally Appropriate Methods highlights methodological issues that arise while conducting research on human development in India. This compilation deals with the dynamics of transacting research in the field, instead of providing formalized instructions on how to conduct research. This set of essays thus scores over most other books on research methodology in this regard. Dwelling on authentic encounters in ...