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First published in 1979, this title provides a series of comprehensive survey chapters which describe traditional family patterns in a selection of Asian countries at different stages of economic development. Each chapter covers an integrated series of topics within a uniform framework in order to facilitate inter-country comparisons.
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Editors’ Introduction 1. Asian Family and Society – A Theoretical Overview Robert J. Lazar 2. The Thai Rural Family Harold E. Smith 3. The Family in Afghanistan M. Jamil Hanifi 4. The Family in India: (i) The Joint Family Giri Raj Gupta (ii) Touchable-Untouchable Intercaste Marriage Man Singh Das (iii) Christian and Non-Christian Interreligious Marriages Man Singh Das (iv) Women in Modern India Promila Kapur (v) Abortion Attitudes Among University Students in India Panos D. Bardis 5. Modernization and Social Change – The Family in Pakistan J. Henry Korson 6. Marriage and the Family in Iran Jacquiline Rudolph-Touba 7. The Modern Chinese Family – Ideology, Revolution and Residues Aline K. Wong 8. (i) The Korean Family Dae H. Chang (ii) Modernization and Birth Control – An International Survey of Attitudes Toward Oral Contraception Panos D. Bardis 9. The Filipino Family Gloria V. Javillonar 10. The Japanese Family Minako Kurokawa Maykovich 11. Summary and Conclusions Man Singh Das and Panos D. Bardis. Index.
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Man Singh Das and Panos D. Bardis
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First published in 1979, this title provides a series of comprehensive survey chapters which describe traditional family patterns in a selection of Asian countries at different stages of economic development. Each chapter covers an integrated series of topics within a uniform framework in order to facilitate inter-country comparisons.
