Population, gender, and politics : demographic change in rural North India / Roger Jeffery and Patricia Jeffery.

Call Number	304.6340954
Author	Jeffery, Roger, author.
Title	Population, gender, and politics : demographic change in rural North India / Roger Jeffery and Patricia Jeffery. Population, Gender & Politics
Physical Description	1 online resource (xvi, 278 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series	Contemporary South Asia ; 3
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Summary	Roger and Patricia Jeffery are well known for their work on religion and gender in South Asia. In their latest book, a study of the demographic processes of two castes in rural north India, they ask why fertility levels are higher among the Muslim Sheikhs than the Hindu Jats. They conclude that explanations can only partially be attributed to gender relationships and religion, and it is the economic and political interests of both groups which are the defining factors. Their marginal economic position provides little incentive for the Sheikhs to raise small families, while the Jats, who are locally dominant, are encouraged to use birth control and educate their children. The authors go on to demonstrate the significance of this analysis for a wider understanding of the problems of population and politics in India generally. The book will be invaluable for students of South Asia and for anyone interested in the demography of developing countries.
Added Author	Jeffery, Patricia, 1947- author.
Subject	Family demography India Bijnor (District) Fertility, Human India Bijnor (District) Bijnor (India : District) Population. Bijnor (India : District) Social conditions.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511621550

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Summary	Roger and Patricia Jeffery are well known for their work on religion and gender in South Asia. In their latest book, a study of the demographic processes of two castes in rural north India, they ask why fertility levels are higher among the Muslim Sheikhs than the Hindu Jats. They conclude that explanations can only partially be attributed to gender relationships and religion, and it is the economic and political interests of both groups which are the defining factors. Their marginal economic position provides little incentive for the Sheikhs to raise small families, while the Jats, who are locally dominant, are encouraged to use birth control and educate their children. The authors go on to demonstrate the significance of this analysis for a wider understanding of the problems of population and politics in India generally. The book will be invaluable for students of South Asia and for anyone interested in the demography of developing countries.
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject	Family demography India Bijnor (District) Fertility, Human India Bijnor (District) Bijnor (India : District) Population. Bijnor (India : District) Social conditions.
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511621550