1st Edition

The Plural Social Sphere Insights from Contemporary Indian Society

288 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

288 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

288 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

This book reiterates pluralism as the basic feature of the Indian social sphere. It highlights challenges to the continuity of the plural fabric of India’s society and culture. Acknowledging that socio-political concerns on women’s issues do not always find adequate representation in social science texts, the book explores issues and policies related to gender. It locates the roots of feminist... Read more

           

T. K. Oommen: Reminiscence of a Student 

Sakarama Somayaji    

 

PART I: The Plural Social Sphere: Disciplinary Explorations

           

1.      Radha Kamal Mukerjee: Social Ecology and the Malthusian Legacy

Stig Toft Madsen

 

2.      Sociologists’ Dilemma: Pursue Local or Global Sociology?

Khurshed Alam

 

3.      Women and Local Knowledge System: Understanding inter-linkages in the process of knowledge construction

Sunita Dhall

 

4.      The Ontological and Aesthetic Crises

Sanjay K. Roy

 

5.      Ethical Dilemmas in Social and Economic Policies

M. V. Nadkarni

 

6.      Developing a Method for the Study of Amitabh Bachchan

Susmita Dasgupta

 

7.      Social Research and the Socio-political Issues in India

Prakash Desai

 

Part II: Discerning Gender: Issues and Policies

 

8.      Looking beyond Feminism: The Dynamics Behind and the Demands Ahead

Navaneeta Rath

 

9.      Gender, Law, and Equity: An Analysis of the Travails of Tribal Women in India

Tapan R. Mohanty

 

10.  The changing position of women in STEM: The context of Indian society and State

Namrata Gupta

 

11.  Population Ageing: Gender and Health Issues

Baharul Islam Laskar 

 

Part III: Discerning the Margins: Lessons from the Field

 

12.  Food Security and Markets: Understanding the Protests over India’s Changing Social Contract with Farmers

Sukhpal Singh

 

13.  Human Rights Violation in India

Anirban Banerjee

 

14.  Educational Situation of Muslims in India: A Study of some Villages in Malda District of West Bengal

S. A. H. Moinuddin

 

15.  The Fabric of Life on the Edge: The Endangered Handloom Weavers of Odisha

Annapurna Devi Pandey

           

           

Index

Biography

Sakarama Somayaji, Shree Keshetra Hosakatte Trust, (Agency for Social Development of Underprivileged), Mundadi, Karnataka, India.

Ganesha Somayaji, Professor of Sociology, Goa University, India.

Joanna P. Coelho, Sociology Programme, Goa University, India.