Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Part I
- Part II
- 9 The Algerian family: change and solidarity
- 10 Botswana
- 11 The Brazilian jeitinho: Brazil's sub-cultures, its diversity of social contexts, and its family structures
- 12 Britain
- 13 Bulgaria: socialism and open-market economy
- 14 Canada
- 15 Chile: new bottle, old wine
- 16 Cyprus
- 17 Portrait of family in France
- 18 Georgia
- 19 Germany: continuity and change
- 20 Ghana
- 21 Greece
- 22 Hong Kong, SAR China: transitions and return to the motherland
- 23 India
- 24 Indonesia: traditional family in a changing society
- 25 The Iranian family in a context of cultural diversity
- 26 Japan: tradition and change in the Japanese family
- 27 Mexico
- 28 Mongolia: traditions and family portrait
- 29 The Netherlands: tolerance and traditionalism
- 30 Nigeria
- 31 Pakistan: culture, community, and filial obligations in a Muslim society
- 32 The Saudi society: tradition and change
- 33 The South African family
- 34 South Korea
- 35 Spain: tradition and modernity in family structure and values
- 36 Turkey
- 37 Ukraine
- 38 Family in the United States: social context, structure, and roles
- Appendix
- References
- Index
23 - India
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Part I
- Part II
- 9 The Algerian family: change and solidarity
- 10 Botswana
- 11 The Brazilian jeitinho: Brazil's sub-cultures, its diversity of social contexts, and its family structures
- 12 Britain
- 13 Bulgaria: socialism and open-market economy
- 14 Canada
- 15 Chile: new bottle, old wine
- 16 Cyprus
- 17 Portrait of family in France
- 18 Georgia
- 19 Germany: continuity and change
- 20 Ghana
- 21 Greece
- 22 Hong Kong, SAR China: transitions and return to the motherland
- 23 India
- 24 Indonesia: traditional family in a changing society
- 25 The Iranian family in a context of cultural diversity
- 26 Japan: tradition and change in the Japanese family
- 27 Mexico
- 28 Mongolia: traditions and family portrait
- 29 The Netherlands: tolerance and traditionalism
- 30 Nigeria
- 31 Pakistan: culture, community, and filial obligations in a Muslim society
- 32 The Saudi society: tradition and change
- 33 The South African family
- 34 South Korea
- 35 Spain: tradition and modernity in family structure and values
- 36 Turkey
- 37 Ukraine
- 38 Family in the United States: social context, structure, and roles
- Appendix
- References
- Index
Summary
A HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF INDIA
India, home of more than a billion people, is one of the oldest civilizations in the world and therefore it has a rich history of traditions, religions, sociopolitical struggles, and reforms. The present form of the republic of India came into being in 1947 after around 200 years of British rule and after a prolonged predominantly non-violent freedom struggle. The independence resulted in a bloody partition (as India and Pakistan), the memories of which still linger. India continues to be a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, and it claims to follow the policy of non-alignment, which is lately becoming less relevant in the increasingly globalizing world.
ECOLOGICAL FEATURES
India is the fifth largest country in the world and occupies a strategic and dominant position in South Asia. The climate is predominantly tropical, except in the north, but owing to its large size and varied topography (high mountains, large plateaus, and long river basins) the country has varied climatic conditions at different places. Agriculture is the primary means of subsistence mainly because of the fertile soil and plenty of rainfall. India can be divided into two very distinct groups of rural and urban, with a larger section of the society living in villages and subsisting on agriculture. Since independence, there has been a concerted effort towards industrialization, which has also led to a growth in migration to the cities.
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- Families Across CulturesA 30-Nation Psychological Study, pp. 362 - 369Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006
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