Marriage and Family in the Polyandrous Khasa Tribe of Jaunsar-Bawar

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS 7
3. Introduction 9
4. A Study of Kinship Groups in the Rāmāṇaya of Vālmīki 17
5. Family Structure in the Hindu Society of Rural India 43
6. The Structural Features of the Tribal Families in India 75
7. Matrilineal Joint Family Patterns in India 91
8. Marriage and Family in the Polyandrous Khasa Tribe of Jaunsar-Bawar 107
9. Himalayan Ecology and Family Religious Variation 119
10. Kinship in an Indian Village 139
11. Family Types and Industrialization in India 151
12. The Interdependence of Elementary and Extended Family 163
13. Some Possible Variations in Family Types in Gujarat 179
14. Contemporary Nayar Family in Kerala 191
15. Modernization and Social Change - The Family and Kin Network in Urban India 205
16. Some Social Differences in Family Patterns in Bombay 233
17. Changes in the Size and Composition of the Household Brought about by Urbanization in Delhi Area 249
18. Age at Marriage Historical Obstacles to Needed Reforms 263
19. Comments on the Experiences of Some Couples who Married before the Age of Fourteen in Kerala State 277
20. Kinship and Marriage Regulations among the Namboodiri Brahmans of Kerala 291
21. Marriage and Family among Muslims of Bihar 317
22. Heterosexual Friendships and Involvement in Mate Selection Process of Primary and Secondary Teacher Trainees in Ahemadabad 335
23. Modern Trends in Mate Selection and Marriage with Special Reference to Kerala 351
24. Family Organization and Change among the Overseas Indians with Special Reference to Indian Immigrant Families of British Columbia, Canada 369