Full Description
This book is an edited collection of 13 papers covering various sociological aspects of urbanization. It is thematically organized into four sections; section one gives an overview of varying perspectives on urbanization; section two explores continuity and change in traditional caste and class structures as they evolve in urban contexts; section three studies neighbourhood relationships; and section four deals with slum dwellers and migrants, demonstrating the applicability to India of concepts established by studies of rural-urban migrations in Africa.
Contents
Introduction - Ranvinder Singh SandhuPART ONE: URBANIZATION: SOME PERSPECTIVESUrbanization as a Perspective for Social and Historical Analysis in Developing Societies - Victor S D'SouzaUrbanization and Social Stratification - A R Desai`Fringe' Society and the Folk-Urban Continuum - M S A RaoUrbanization and some Social Problems - D NarainPART TWO: SOCIAL STRATIFICATION: CASTE AND CLASSThe Emerging Patterns of Urban Social Stratification in India - W S K PhillipsReceding Pollution - Satish SaberwalIntercaste Relations in Urban PunjabSocial Class and Voluntary Associations in Urban India - Edwin D Driver and Aloo E DriverPART THREE: NEIGHBOURHOOD AND FAMILYIndustrialization and Neighbourhood Communities in a Western Indian City-Challenge and Response - Harish C DoshiNeighbourhood Relations in Indian Cities-Delhi - A BopegamageUrbanization and Disintegration of Rural Joint Family - Sudha KaldateStabilization of Immigrants in Indian Towns - Mary ChatterjeeThe Case of BombayMigration and Labour Characteristics of Slum Dwellers in Bombay - Vandana DesaiMigration and Adaptation - Anand InbanathanLower Caste Tamils in a Delhi Resettlement Colony
