Literacy and Social Change

Book Summary of Literacy And Social Change Recognising the relationship between literacy and socio-economic development,the Government of India has established the National Literacy Mission, adoptedand launched total literacy campaigns all over the country. While organisingthe literacy programmes, priority was accorded to the weaker sections and women.It is believed that literacy will equip these groups to determine their future.Women constitute half of the population and were the target group of theseprogrammes. This book studies the impact these programmes had on the lives ofthe women; more specifically, it studies how the level of literacy determined their socialparticipation, economic position and cultural changes brought about by them. Thestudy interviewed over 1200 women and its findings constitute the contents ofthis book.