Index
Indian Families: Contemporary Family Structures and Dynamics
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(2024), "Index", Chandra, V. and Blair, S.L. (Ed.) Indian Families: Contemporary Family Structures and Dynamics (Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, Vol. 26), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 215-225. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1530-353520240000026011
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Copyright © 2024 Vinod Chandra and Sampson Lee Blair
INDEX
Access to sanitation
, 88, 91–92
Actolife salt company
, 211
Adolescent mental health
, 5–6
predicting
, 9–10
Adolescents
, 15, 18
Adoptive families
, 203
Adult sex preferences
, 8–9
Affective individualism
, 137
Age group 15–24 years
, 80, 92
Ageism
, 103–104
Agriculture
, 61
“Alliance theory” concept
, 55–56
Ambivalence process
, 102, 120–121
American anthropologist
, 54
Analysis strategy
, 10–11
Andhra Pradesh
, 58–59, 61–62, 85, 207
Anthropologists
, 54
Anthropology, concept of family in
, 54–56
Anxiety symptoms
, 9
Arranged marital system in India
, 159
Arranged marriages
, 155
cultural significance of arranged marriage system in India
, 159
decline of
, 163
in India
, 159–160
to love marriages
, 71, 160–161
Artificial intelligence (AI)
, 211
Aspirations
, 26
Associational solidarity
, 102
Ayushman Bharat Scheme (2018)
, 78
Baby clone AI technology
, 212
Backward Classes (BCs)
, 58
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
, 9–10
Bhovi women
, 61
Bihar, MP, Rajasthan and UP (BIMARU)
, 90
Biological family
, 202
Bivariate statistical analysis
, 81
Blended family
, 203
Bonferroni tests
, 10
Brahma marriage
, 155
Caste
, 70
and social network
, 151
systems
, 98, 159
Census of India
, 67
Challenges to traditional family
, 52, 56
Changes in family structures
, 72
Changing family structures
, 55
Child marriage
, 142
Child Marriage Prevention Act (1929)
, 154
Child Marriage Prevention Act amendment (1978)
, 156
Child outcomes
, 2, 5–7
Child sex preferences
, 8
analysis strategy
, 10–11
data and methods
, 7
descriptive results
, 11–12
meaning of sex preferences
, 4
measures
, 8
mothers’ vs. fathers’ sex preferences
, 6–7
no preference in Indian context
, 4–5
predicting adolescent mental health
, 9–10
predicting adult sex preferences
, 8–9
regression results
, 13–15
results
, 11
sample
, 8
sensitivity analyses
, 15
sex preferences and adolescent mental health
, 5–6
son preference
, 2–4
study
, 7
Child sex ratio
, 2
Childbearing
, 44
aspirations
, 26
Childless couples
, 203
Civil Marriage Act (1872)
, 155
Classical demographic transition theory
, 27
Classroom exercises
changes and continuities in family relationships
, 194
family change
, 183–184, 190–191
findings
, 187
Indian family
, 181–182
method
, 185
multigenerational extended relationships
, 191–192
myth of nuclear family as normative family
, 182
nature of family relationships
, 184–185
normative family
, 187–190
reflections
, 193
review of literature
, 181
sample and method of data collection
, 186–187
shifts in characteristics and cultural values held by families
, 193
type of family and demographic changes
, 193
Close relationships with family and extended kin
, 200
Collectivism
, 117
Collectivist society
, 98–99, 195
Colonial era, marriage in
, 154–155
Community
, 141–144, 169–170
Compatibility among youth
, 136–138
Complexity of families
, 56
Conflict process
, 121
Conjugal family
, 183, 202–203
Consensual process
, 108, 110
Constraints
, 139–141
Construction site laborers
, 58
Consumerist system
, 204
Contemporary India
marital status from NFHS
, 157
marriage in
, 156–158
Conventional joint family
, 100
Cooperation
, 98–99
Coping
behavior strategies
, 116
strategies
, 79, 118
Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19)
, 157
Creolization of cultures
, 171
Cultural dimensions
, 158
arranged marital system in India
, 159
cultural significance of arranged marriage system in India
, 159
nature of arranged marriage in India
, 159–160
shifting trends
, 160–161
Cultural hybridization
, 171
Cultural identity
, 62–63
Cultural importance
, 40
Cultural norms
, 106
Cultural rules
, 37
Cybercrimes
, 169
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (D&NH)
, 82
Daman and Diu (D&D)
, 82
Dating apps
, 166–167
De-notified tribe (DNT)
, 58
Dearth of pedagogical approaches
, 195
Decision-making process
, 69, 209
Deconstruction
framework
, 56–57
of normative family
, 182
Deconstructive lens
, 57
Delayed age of marriage
, 163
Delayed marriage and new family
, 68–69
Demographic data analysis
, 54
Demographic factor
, 114
Demographic theories
, 26
Demographic transition
, 26–27
Dependent variables
, 8–9, 81
Depressive symptoms
, 9
Derogatory names
, 63
Developmental idealism
, 151
Developmental idealism theory
, 161
Dharma
, 159
Diffusion
, 35
theory
, 41
Digital technology
, 128
impact of digital technology on family system
, 211–212
Disintegration of families, reasons for
, 53
Distress and conflict
, 150, 168–170
Diversity of families in India
, 180
Divorce
, 73
incidence of divorce and family structure
, 71–73
in India
, 72
rates
, 66, 72, 156, 164
Divorce Reform Act of (1969)
, 72
Divorced adults
, 203
Domestic violence
, 5
Dominant occupations
, 188
Dowry
, 156
Dowry Prohibition Act (1961)
, 72
Dual income, no kids family (DINK family)
, 203, 208, 211
Eastern collectivistic cultures
, 159
Economic security
, 37
Economic status
, 70
Education
, 28, 35
status
, 70
Educational attainment
, 5, 9–10, 43, 45, 79, 81–82
Elongated singlehood
, 128
Emotional security
, 202
Emotional-focused coping strategies
, 116
Empowered action group (EAG)
, 90
Endogamy
, 160
Ethnographic account
, 54–55
Ethnoscapes
, 162
Expectations
, 139–141
Experiential learning
, 180–181, 185–186, 193
Extended family systems
, 52, 184, 203
Extended kin, close relationships with
, 200
Familism
, 184
Family
, 66, 141–144, 169–170, 181, 202, 204, 207
in anthropology and sociology
, 54–56
approval and responsibility
, 138–139
change
, 183–184, 190–191, 199–200
changes in family traditions
, 71
changing roles of elder generation in
, 206–209
close relationships with
, 200
concept of
, 208
and demographic changes
, 193
impact of digital technology on family system
, 211–212
dynamics
, 45, 69, 106, 129, 143, 145, 203
as foundation
, 207
functioning
, 107
hierarchy
, 152
households and
, 67–68
members
, 53, 99
of orientation
, 202
pedagogy
, 180
planning strategies
, 39
preserving family harmony
, 160
of procreation
, 202
profiles
, 199
sociology of changing patterns of
, 210–211
Family Change Theory
, 105
Family planning behaviour
fertility and age of marriage
, 32
fertility and inter-spousal communication
, 38–40
fertility and mortality
, 32–33
fertility and parental aspirations
, 34–36
fertility and son preference
, 36–38
fertility and traditional gender roles
, 33–34
fertility intentions and ideational structures
, 41–42
Pakbara
, 29
parity and fertility
, 31
religion and fertility
, 40–41
research design and data collection
, 29–30
settings and context
, 28
theoretical underpinnings
, 27–28
Family relationships
changes and continuities in
, 194
nature of
, 184–185
and social media
, 74
Family structures
, 52–53
changing trends in
, 100
incidence of divorce and separation and
, 71–73
in India
, 52–53, 99–100
in interdependent society
, 100–101
Vaddera community
, 59–60
Family-oriented individualism
, 194
Family–market–state
, 203–206
Family–Religion–Patriarchy, interface between
, 210
Fathers’ sex preferences
, 6–7
Feminist theory of autonomy
, 131
Fertility
, 2, 31–33, 45
issues
, 60
rates
, 26, 28, 31–32, 34, 66–67
Fertility aspirations
and age of marriage
, 32
intentions and ideational structures
, 41–42
and inter-spousal communication
, 38–40
and mortality
, 32–33
Pakbara
, 29
and parental aspirations
, 34–36
parity and fertility
, 31
religion and
, 40–41
research design and data collection
, 29–30
settings and context
, 28
and son preference
, 36–38
theoretical underpinnings
, 27–28
and traditional gender roles
, 33–34
Fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5)
, 80
Filial hierarchy
, 101
Filial piety
, 36, 103
Finalizing proposal
, 139–141
Financial autonomy
, 82–83, 91
Financscapes
, 162
Focus group discussions (FGDs)
, 29, 46, 186
Focus Group Interview
, 181, 186–187, 193
Folklores
, 57
Foster family
, 203
Functional process
, 110, 119–120
Functional solidarity
, 102
Functions of traditional families
, 202
Gender
balance
, 4
decline in hierarchy based on gender in families
, 69–70
equality
, 70
hierarchies
, 33, 69
indifference
, 5
norms
, 16, 28, 129
revolution
, 5
roles
, 7, 17, 37, 41, 44–45, 46, 69–70, 183–184
Gender differences
, 165
in premarital sex in India
, 167–168
Generational bonds
, 98
Generational processes
, 101
Ghataks
, 128
Globalization
, 150, 161, 203–204
impact of globalization on marital system of India
, 163–164
scapes
, 162–163
Grandparents
, 100
Grindr (geo-social app)
, 167
Hierarchy based on gender in families, decline in
, 69–70
Higher education
, 158
Higher educational attainment
, 91
Higher-class people
, 119
Hindu Marriage Act (1955)
, 70, 72
Hindu Marriage Law in India
, 71
Hinduism
, 3, 70
Hindus
, 33
Honor killings
, 158, 170
Households and family
, 67–68
Hygienic menstrual practices among young women, analyzing determinants of
, 81–86
Identity crisis
, 62–63
Ideoscapes
, 162
Income
, 28, 34
Independence in partner selection
, 154
Independent variables
, 9–10
India
, 78, 85–86
arranged marital system in
, 159
cultural dimensions influence marriage and romance in
, 158–161
cultural significance of arranged marriage system in
, 159
family structure in
, 52–53, 99–100
gender differences in premarital sex in
, 165–166
impact of globalization on marital system of
, 163–164
historical introduction to marriage system in
, 152–158
nature of arranged marriage in
, 159–160
researches on intergenerational relationship in
, 104–105
technoscapes in
, 166–167
theoretical perspectives on marital change in
, 151
traditional patriarchal culture
, 98
women empowerment indicators in
, 81
zones in
, 88
Indian context
, 85
no preference in
, 4–5
Indian Cultural Fabric
, 162–163
Indian families
, 69, 72, 181–182, 202
from arranged marriage to love marriage
, 71
cases
, 141–144
changing size of
, 67–68
data and method
, 130–131
family and community
, 141
family relationships and social media
, 74
features of 21st-century Indian families
, 68–70
finalizing proposal
, 139–141
households and family
, 67–68
incidence of divorce and separation and family structure
, 71–73
initiating contact
, 134–136
inter-caste marriages
, 70–71
key findings of study
, 132
marriage and compatibility among youth
, 136–138
methodology of study
, 131
in online match making
, 129
personal vs. social attributes
, 132–134
review of literature
, 129–130
single-parent Indian Families
, 73–74
spousal expectations and choices
, 138–139
structure
, 52
system
, 150
transition from joint family system to nuclear family system
, 66–67
Indian government, The
, 5
Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS)
, 156, 171
Indian marital system
, 167, 171
Indian marriage system
, 161
impact of globalization on marital system of India
, 163–164
scapes
, 162–163
Indian parents
, 164
Indian social organization
, 44
Indian society
, 36, 52, 66, 74, 98, 171
Indian women
, 68
Indian young adults, premarital romance and sexual relationship among
, 164–167
Indigenous community
, 58
Individual agency
, 139–141
Individual distress in premarital relationships
, 168
Individualism
, 46, 98, 117, 170, 184
Informal institutions
, 204
Information revolution
, 203
Information technology (IT)
, 130
Inheritance rights
, 61–62
Insurance effect
, 32
Inter-caste marriages
, 151
and families in India
, 70–71
Inter-spousal communication, fertility and
, 38–40
Interdependence
, 98, 106, 190, 194
Interdependent society
changing trends in family structure
, 100
conceptual bases of intergenerational relation
, 101–103
correlations of consensual process, functional process, and normative process
, 111
economic class
, 119
family structure in India
, 99–100
intergenerational relationship and family structure in
, 100–101
location
, 117
mean and SD of coping strategies
, 110
mean and SD of dimensions of emotional experiences and intergenerational relation
, 110
mean and SD scores of consensual process, functional process, normative process
, 109
mean and SD Scores of subjective experiences and dimensions by total sample
, 109
method
, 107
perspectives of younger adults toward elderly
, 103–104
predictors of intergenerational ambivalence
, 113
predictors of intergenerational conflict
, 114–115
predictors of intergenerational solidarity
, 112
procedures
, 107
process of ambivalence
, 120–121
process of conflict
, 121
process of intergenerational relations
, 119
process of solidarity
, 120
rationale
, 106–107
researches on intergenerational relationship in India
, 104–105
result
, 107
role
, 118
sample
, 107
scale description
, 107–108
theoretical positioning
, 105–106
Intergenerational contacts
, 103–104
Intergenerational interaction
, 103–104
Intergenerational relations
, 102, 119
conceptual bases of
, 101
intergenerational ambivalence
, 102–103
intergenerational conflict
, 101–102
intergenerational solidarity
, 102
Intergenerational relationships
, 46, 101
in interdependent society
, 100–101
researches on intergenerational relationship in India
, 104–105
Intergenerational solidarity
, 110
Internet technology
, 128–129, 137, 144
“Janani” Platform
, 212
Joint family
, 98–99, 202
system to nuclear family system
, 66–67
Jointly arranged marriages
, 150
Judiciary reforms
, 66
Kinship
, 185
and family organization
, 181
systems
, 39, 55
Legalization of same-sex marriage
, 53
Legislative reforms
, 66
Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization (LPG)
, 156
Limited dating
, 160
Literacy rates
, 66, 68, 82
Lived experiences
, 181
Livelihood of Vaddera community
, 61
Living Apart Together relationships (LAT relationships)
, 211
Love marriages, from arranged marriages to
, 71, 160–161
Love-cum-arranged marriages
, 151
Macro-level factors
, 26
Madhya Pradesh (MP)
, 88
Marital agency
, 150
Marital change in India, theoretical perspectives on
, 151
Marital relations, Vaddera community
, 59–60
Marital system of India, impact of globalization on
, 163–164
Marriages
, 131, 151, 159, 163
among youth
, 136–138
of choice
, 150
choices
, 129–130
in colonial era
, 154–155
in contemporary India
, 156–158
distress and conflict related to
, 168–169
historical introduction to
, 152–158
in India
, 158–161
in medieval India
, 153–154
in post-independent India
, 155–156
in pre-Vedic and Vedic eras
, 152–153
squeeze
, 38
Mass media/mobile phones exposure
, 85
Match-fixing
, 128–129, 144
Matchmaking process
, 129, 131, 160
Mate-selecting process
, 166
Matrimonial websites
, 166–167
Mediascapes
, 162
Medieval India, marriage in
, 153–154
Member-checking process
, 186
Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM)
, 79–80
rural–urban divide in
, 86–90
Menstrual hygiene products
, 80–81
Menstrual Hygiene Scheme (2011)
, 91
Menstrual hygienic disparity in India
analyzing determinants of hygienic menstrual practices among young women
, 81–86
dependent variables
, 81
independent variables
, 81
literature review
, 79–80
methodology
, 80
results
, 81
rural–urban divide in MHM
, 86–90
Menstrual hygienic practices
, 78, 85
zonal pattern of
, 86
Menstrual poverty
, 78
Micro-level factors
, 17
Migratory Vaddera children
, 59
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
, 80
Mixed methods
, 130
Mobile technologies
, 91
Mobile-phone-based dating
, 167
Modern family system
, 203
Modernization theory
, 151, 161
Mortality
, 32–33
Mothers’ sex preferences
, 6–7
Multigenerational extended kin relationships
, 191–192
Multigenerational family
, 119
Multinomial regression
, 10, 13
Multiple imputation
, 11
Muslims
, 3, 33
Myth of a normative family
, 185
National Commission for De-Notified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, The
, 58
National Crime Records Bureau
, 207
National Family Health Surveys (NFHS)
, 31, 67, 156, 171
NFHS-4
, 28
NFHS-5
, 26, 81, 165
Negative aging stereotypes
, 103
Neo-liberal economy
, 205
New age movements
, 66
New Family
, 203
New-home economics theory
, 43
Non-resident Indian (NRI)
, 139
Nongovernmental organizations
, 5
Normative family
, 187–190
family profiles emerged from FGDs of Students from three consecutive batches
, 188
myth of nuclear family as
, 182
students’ perception of changes in selected family characteristics over two generations
, 189
Normative process
, 110, 116, 119–120
Normative solidarity
, 102
Nuclear family
, 52, 56, 203
myth of nuclear family as normative family
, 182
transition from joint family system to
, 66–67
Nutritional status
, 5
Occupation of Vaddera community
, 61
Old family
, 202–203
OLS regression models
, 14
Online matchmaking
, 135
Online matrimonial website
, 135
Other Backward Class (OBC)
, 58
Parental aspirations
, 45
fertility and
, 34–36
Parental influence in premarital sexual behavior
, 164–165
Parental preferences
, 2
Parity
, 31
Parity progression ratio (PPR)
, 31
Participant observation
, 131
Patriarchal culture
, 98
Patriarchal value system
, 33
Patron deity
, 62
Personal attributes
, 132
Pillar of support
, 66
Post-independent India, marriage in
, 155–156
Postmodern society
, 204
Postmodernism
, 204, 210
Pre-Vedic eras, marriage in
, 152–153
Premarital relationships
, 169–170
Premarital romance
dating apps and matrimonial websites
, 166–167
distress and conflict related to
, 168–169
gender differences in premarital sex in India
, 165–166
individual distress in premarital relationships
, 168
parental influence in premarital sexual behavior
, 164–165
premarital relationships, family, and community
, 169–170
role of individual-level factors in premarital romantic and sexual behavior
, 165
and sexual relationship among Indian young adults
, 164–167
Premarital romantic relationships
, 150, 158, 165, 172
Premarital sex
, 163, 169
Prescriptive role
, 145
Primordial institutions
, 129
Problem-focused coping strategies
, 119
Progressive legislation
, 155
Purdah system
, 153
Qualitative data
, 130, 132, 193
Qualitative study
, 132
Quantitative methods
, 54
Rakshasa marriage
, 152
Reactionary behavior approach
, 119
Regional disparities
, 90
Relationship Education Programs (REB)
, 172
Religion and fertility
, 40–41
Religious communities
, 40
Religious faith
, 62
Replacement effect
, 32
Replacement fertility rate
, 26
Reproduction strategies
, 131
Reproductive technologies
, 46
Restrictive role
, 145
Romance in India, cultural dimensions influence
, 158–161
Rural South Indian households
, 7
Rural–urban divide in MHM
, 86–90
Rural–urban spectrum
, 78
Safety concerns for children, especially girls
, 208
Scapes
, 162–163
Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED)
, 9
Semi-feudal institution
, 210
Senior citizen concept
, 206
Senior Citizens Act (2007)
, 204
Sensitivity analyses
, 15
Separation
, 73
incidence of separation and family structure
, 71–73
Sex preferences
, 5–6
by demographic characteristics
, 13–14
meaning of
, 4
Sexual behavior, role of individual-level factors in premarital romantic and
, 165
Sexual expression
, 168
Sexual liberalism
, 170
Sexual relationship among Indian young adults
, 164–167
Sikhs
, 3
Single-parent family
, 52, 66, 73, 203
Single-parent Indian families
, 73–74
Social attributes
, 132
Social capillarity
, 35
Social cohesiveness
, 98
Social media
family relationships and
, 74
platforms
, 169
Social security
, 44, 46, 98
Social status
, 4, 17, 27, 71, 79, 90–92, 156, 164
Social structure
, 28, 42, 56–57, 82, 98, 106, 131, 185
Social system
, 202
Socialization of children
, 205–206
Socialization process
, 59, 206
Societal change
, 106, 122, 151
Socio-economic disparity
, 78
Socio-economic factors
, 67, 92
Socio-legal realm
, 128
Sociocultural context
, 26–27
Sociocultural norms
, 33
Sociological research
, 57
Sociologists
, 54
Sociology
, 57
changing roles of elder generation in family
, 206–209
concept of family in
, 54–56
impact of digital technology on family system
, 211–212
interface between family–market–state
, 203–206
interface between family–religion–patriarchy
, 210
modern family system or “New Family”
, 203
sociology of changing patterns of family
, 210–211
traditional family system or “old family”
, 202–203
Soil-diggers
, 61
Solidarity process
, 104, 120
Son preference
, 2–4, 28
fertility and
, 36–38
South Asian context
, 38
South Indian Community Health Study (SICHS)
, 7
data collection project
, 19
sample
, 9
Spatial mobility
, 206
Special Marriage Act (1954)
, 155
Special Marriage Act (1974)
, 72
Spousal expectations and choices
, 138–139
Spouse-selection process
, 129, 140, 144
Standard deviation (SD)
, 107
Sterilization
, 9, 17, 41–42
Stone-cutters
, 58, 61
Stratification system
, 55
Stratified cluster random sampling technique
, 30
Structural constraints
, 26
Supportive role
, 145
Surveys
, 54
Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
, 78
Symbolic capital
, 144
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
, 186, 193
Teaching
, 180
Teaching exercises
, 181
Technological advancements
, 66, 92
Technoscapes
, 162
in India
, 166–167
Telangana
, 58–60, 82, 85
Telangana Samagra Kutumba Survey
, 60
Theory of practice
, 131
Theory of structuration
, 131
Total fertility rate (TFR)
, 26
Traditional family system
, 202–203
Traditional values
, 66, 103, 116–117, 159, 164
Transitions in Vadderas over decades
, 58–62
21st-century Indian families
decline in hierarchy based on gender in families
, 69–70
delayed marriage and new family
, 68–69
features of
, 68
Union territory (UT)
, 80
Universal health coverage (UHC)
, 78
Upbringing
, 116, 118, 202
Upward mobility
, 41
Urban and rural settings
, 86, 88, 98
Urbanization
, 72
Uttar Pradesh (UP)
, 88
Vaddera community
, 58
concept of family in anthropology and sociology
, 54–56
cultural identity and identity crisis
, 62–63
deconstruction framework
, 56–57
family structure and marital relations
, 59–60
family structure in India
, 52–53
fertility issues
, 60
inheritance rights
, 61–62
methodology
, 57
occupation and livelihood
, 61
reasons for disintegration of families
, 53
religious faith
, 62
role of women
, 60
transitions in Vadderas over decades
, 58
Vadderas, transitions in
, 58–62
Vedic eras, marriage in
, 152–153
Vertical collectivistic culture
, 159
Village deities
, 62
Walkthrough method
, 131
Warrior class
, 61
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
, 78
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, The (WSSCC)
, 79
Way global methods seeping into Indian Cultural Fabric
, 162–163
Western civilization
, 98
Western concept of “marriage”
, 55
Western nuclear family concept
, 180
Westernization
, 66
Widow Remarriage Act (1856)
, 154
Women
, 31, 60, 133
World Health Organization
, 104
Wudar community (see Vaddera community)
Young girls and women
, 81–86
Younger adults toward elderly, perspectives of
, 103–104
Youth, marriage and compatibility
, 136
- Prelims
- Chapter 1: No Preference? An Examination of Child Sex Preferences in Rural South India
- Chapter 2: Fertility Aspirations and Family Planning Behavior: A Qualitative Study in a Small Town of Uttar Pradesh
- Chapter 3: Exploring the Transitions in Family Structure of Vaddera Community Through a Deconstructive Lens
- Chapter 4: Changing Landscape of Indian Family
- Chapter 5: Menstrual Hygienic Disparity in India: An Inter-State Analysis Using NFHS-5 Indicators
- Chapter 6: Family Dynamics and Intergenerational Relation in Interdependent Society: An Indian Perspective
- Chapter 7: Intermediating Individual and the Community: Indian Family in Online Matchmaking
- Chapter 8: Premarital Romance, Dating, and Arranged Marriages in India: The Intersection of Tradition and Globalization
- Chapter 9: My Family: Classroom Exercises on Unlearning and Learning About Families
- Chapter 10: Towards a Sociology of “New Family” in India
- Index