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

ISBN-13: 9781032421247 / Angielski

Nawazuddin Ahmed; Dinesh Nauriyal

Opis

This book analyses the magnitude of the relationship between family background and adult occupational and educational outcomes and provides a comprehensive view of intergenerational mobility in the context of religious and caste dynamics in India.

Based on nationally representative data sets, the book tracks educational and occupational mobility experiences of different socio-religious groups in contemporary India. Examining primary and secondary data to comprehend the macro picture and the micro details, the book offers insights into intragenerational occupational mobility and the perceptions and expectations of Muslim households. The book presents a classification of jobs and mobility analysis that is built on solid foundations of stratification theories. Moreover, it identifies data and presents evidence on the neighbourhood effects in India.

Offering an analysis of intergenerational advancement, this book is aimed at researchers in the field of economics, sociology, labour studies, development studies, minority and subaltern studies as well as those interested in the socioeconomic issues of disadvantaged socio-religious groups in India.

Spis treści

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