Occupational Mobility in Contemporary India - Beyond One Generation Into the Future

This book provides a comprehensive view of intergenerational mobility in the context of religious and caste dynamics in India. It is aimed at researchers in the field of economics, sociology, labour studies, development studies, minority and subaltern studies, & socioeconomics of disadvantaged socio-religious groups in India.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. What is Already Known and Documented; 3. Intergenerational Occupational Mobility among Socio-religious Communities; 4. What drives occupational mobility: An analysis of parental, household and locational characteristics; 5. Intergenerational Educational Mobility among Socio-religious Communities and Neighborhood Effects; 6. Survey Design and Profile of Surveyed Districts; 7. Primary Survey-Based Evidence on Muslim Occupational and Educational Mobility; 8. Current Evidence and Disagreements

About the author

Nawazuddin Ahmed received his PhD from IIT Roorkee, India, and is currently Assistant Professor of Economics at the Symbiosis School of Economics, Pune, Symbiosis International (a Deemed University), Pune, India. His research focuses on development and labor, and he has published on the impact of family background, occupational shifts and mobility.
Dinesh Kumar Nauriyal is Senior Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India. He has published widely, and his recent publication includes Migration, Gender and Home Economics in Rural North India (co-authored with Nalin S. Negi and Rahul K. Gairola, Routledge, 2020).

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive view of intergenerational mobility in the context of religious and caste dynamics in India. It is aimed at researchers in the field of economics, sociology, labour studies, development studies, minority and subaltern studies, & socioeconomics of disadvantaged socio-religious groups in India.

Product details

• Authors: Nawazuddin Ahmed, Nawazuddin (Symbiosis International Ahmed, D.K. Nauriyal, Nauriyal D.K.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032421230
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242123-0
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia ASAA South Asian Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, India, Religion & beliefs, Migration, immigration & emigration, Regional Studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Regional / International studies, Religion and beliefs, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General