Toilet Adoption in Rural India - Social Norms and Behavioural Changes

This book examines sanitation and toilet access across rural India, focusing on psychological, socio-cultural, infrastructural, and normative barriers to the initiative of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). It also studies the implications of variations in caste, religion, and geography on toilet usage across Indian states.

List of contents

1. Sanitation and Wellbeing 2. Sanitation Policies, Programmes and Actions 3. Current Scenario and Regional Variations 4. Survey of Three States 5. Toilet Construction and Behavioural Change 6. Household Characteristics and Sanitation 7. Public Action 8. Discussion and Policy Implications

About the author

Saswata Narayan Biswas is Professor at the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), India.
Indranil De is Professor at the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), India.
Gyan Mudra is Professor and Chairperson at the School of Gender Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Hyderabad, India.
Deepa Gupta is a doctoral fellow at the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), India.

Summary

This book examines sanitation and toilet access across rural India, focusing on psychological, socio-cultural, infrastructural, and normative barriers to the initiative of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). It also studies the implications of variations in caste, religion, and geography on toilet usage across Indian states.

Product details

• Authors: Saswata Biswas, Saswata (Institute of Rural Management Ana Biswas, Indranil De, Deepa Gupta, Gupta Deepa, Gyan Mudra
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2024
• EAN: 9781032554969
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3255496-9
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; NATURE / Natural Resources, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, India, Social Work, Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Science / Environmental Science, Waste Management, Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, Rural planning and policy, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism, Rural planning