Indian Family System : The Concept Practices and Current Relevance

Bal Ram Singh

ISBN 10: 8124605939 / ISBN 13: 9788124605936

Published by D.K. Printworld, 2011

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Contents Preface IntroductionBal Ram Singh 1 Vedic Philosophy of MarriageDivya Tripathi 2 Universal Values to Guide a FamilyMadhusudan Jhaveri 3 Joint Family SystemCM Bhandari 4 Changing Contours of the Indian Family System Its Impact on the SocietyVT Patil 5 Garhasthaya Household the Supreme Moral Ideal A Path to Shreyas OughtDR Satapathy 6 Indian Family System A Sociological EncounterVD Misra 7 Family and Women in Vedic TraditionDivya Tripathi 8 Cultural and Ritualistic Traditions of Indian FamilyRabi N Mishra 9 The Wealth of Joint FamiliesMona Khaitan 10 Ageing and the Family System in IndiaJyotsna M Kalavar and D Jamuna 11 Scientific Values within Indian Family PracticesBal Ram Singh The Contributors IndexThe joint family system has ancient roots in India being traceable to the Vedic times when four generations lived together The tradition helped in maintaining strong bonds of kinship and keeping alive customs and traditions of the past This book seeks to examine the joint family system in India its evolution and relevance and practicality in the present times It deals with the changing social norms value systems and human behaviour over time and views the role of religion in promoting human values and fellowship which are an essential ingredient of joint family norms With case studies it explores aspects of the Indian family like its cultural and ritualistic traditions the importance and role of the woman as the backbone of the Vedic society the position and status of the aged with the decline of the joint family system and the importance of the joint family as a vehicle for accumulating wealth both material and in terms of serving and benefiting all The volume will prove a useful contribution for scholars and students in the field of Indian social and cultural studies 251 pp. Seller Inventory # 96147

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Title: Indian Family System : The Concept Practices...

Publisher: D.K. Printworld

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: 18 coloured photographs

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Synopsis:

The joint family system has ancient roots in India, being traceable to the Vedic times when four generations lived together. The tradition helped in maintaining strong bonds of kinship and keeping alive customs and traditions of the past. This book seeks to examine the joint family system in India: its evolution and relevance and practicality in the present times. It deals with the changing social norms, value systems and human behaviour over time and views the role of religion in promoting human values and fellowship which are an essential ingredient of joint family norms. With case studies, it explores aspects of the Indian family like its cultural and ritualistic traditions, the importance and role of the woman as the backbone of the Vedic society, the position and status of the aged with the decline of the joint family system, and the importance of the joint family as a vehicle for accumulating wealth -- both material and in terms of serving and benefiting all. The volume will prove a useful contribution for scholars and students in the field of Indian social and cultural studies.

About the Author:

Singh, Bal Ram, is the Director of Center for Indic Studies at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth As a Professor of Biophysical Chemistry and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar, and the Director of Botulinum Research Center, he has been conducting research since 1990 on botulinum and tetanus neurotoxins, and lately also on yoga, mind, and consciousness.