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Zustand: New. pp. 234.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Globalization Consumer Culture and Identity is a study of consumer culture touching on questions of globalization liberalization social change and the middle class Born out of an original empirical study of changing consumer habits of the middle class and their relationship to the new media culture it seeks to understand the nature of consumer culture and how it shapes identities within the middle class On the broader canvas the book engages with the sociological debate on the dialectics between the macro and the micro aspects of globalization mirrored in the paradoxical relation between the global and the local It explores the global spread of market culture and interrogates how the Indian middle class appropriates indigenizes negotiates andor resists new forms of production and consumptionMore specifically the book opens up an inquiry into the everyday practices of social life that unravels subjective orientations in constructing human trajectories The issue of identity is more pressing and contested than ever before in contemporary societies The book examines the manner in which consumer culture constructs identities of the middle class people Kerala the southernmost state of India known for its paradoxical forms of social development constitutes the specific locale of this sociological gazeThe book is one among the pioneering attempts at examining the micro-level ramifications and implications of globalization from a cultural perspective in the Indian context This will be a useful guide in the fields of development and culture  and studies on globalization gender  media business and marketing and a good source book for the academic scholarly and student community in social sciences mass media and communication 224 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Dust Jacket Included. Contents Glossary. Introduction/Antony Palackal and Wesley Shrum. I. Circumventing the digital divide 1. Diffusion and development Kerala experience of ICT for the masses/Aruna Sundarajan. 2. Akshaya an experiment in ICT for All/T.K. Manzoor. 3. ICT enabled information systems in developing countries a case study/K.P. Sadasivan. 4. Free software in Kerala/V. Sasi Kumar. 5. IT@school and free software in education the Kerala model/Biju Prabhakar and Arun M. II. Development discourse 6. ICTs for governance and development critical review of Kerala's recent experiences/T.T. Sreekumar. 7. Understanding concepts of Development and linkages to deployment strategies for ICT for development/Renee Kuriyan and Jennifer Bussell. 8. The globalization of science is the internet changing the careers of female researchers in Kerala/B. Paige MIller. 9. Who has the internet empowered Rethinking the relationship between women and ICTs in the developing world/Meredith Anderson. 10. Knowledge production and developmental structures E science in a developing world/Antony Palackal and Wesley Shrum. 11. Information technology for Kerala's development/Jayan Jose Thomas. The digital revolution a key feature of globalization has extended the frontiers of the globe with a profound impact on how the world functions and interacts. Access to information and knowledge facilitated by ICTs is increasingly impacting patterns of learning cultural expression and social participation as well as providing opportunities for development. Paradoxically the information and communication society today is characterized by imbalances and inequalities christened as the digital divide. There is a growing concern the world over about the world's technological haves and have nots. At the epicenter of this alarm is the expanding chasm between those with and without access to the ICT revolution. In the backdrop of the World Summit on Information Society held in Tunisia in November 2005 the volume explores the nature and effects of information and communication technologies with particular emphasis on development programmes. Approaching ICTs as tools for social development the volume illustrates the efforts at circumventing the digital divide in the State of Kerala a distinctive developing region. The Kerala Model of development a much debated topic in the academic circles endows the state a unique position in the developmental map of the world. This scholarly attempt at documenting and analysing the e science initiatives in Kerala vis a vis development within the larger framework of the ongoing discourse on global structural changes in development and knowledge production will be of great interest to social scientists development agencies/organizations/activists e professionals and policy makers. 234 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. The volume is a collection of essays in Social Gerontology that opens up newer vistas of knowledge and practice in the understanding and care of the elderly from a multidisciplinary perspective. The present day society is characterized by greying and the elderly tend to be more and more marginalized as the family and society are undergoing dramatic changes. Ageing is perceived as one of the most serious issues of the globalized world and thus, caring for the ageing population has become a major concern for both the family and the State. Capturing the present-day reality of the elderly from the perspective of developing regions, the book, instead of debating on who will care for them, seeks to shift the focus on empowering and enabling them, so as to confront ageing with more grace and dignity. The volume features some of the leading scholars and researchers in gerontology from varying fields, including sociology, anthropology, psychology, demography, and medicine. The volume will help the readers to reinvent the question of ageing and the aged with greater creativity, ingenuity and graciousness. Designed as a Festschrift to Professor John Kattakayam, an eminent sociologist and a passionate scholar-cum-activist in gerontology, the book will enable the readers to revisit the concept and practice of care giving of the elderly and suggest programmes and policies that will help to empower the elderly and aid them in leading a fulfilled life.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Both nationally and internationally, the south Indian state of Kerala has been an object of study for its matrilineal kinship organization among some communities, as well as its achievements in education, literacy, and life expectancy for women against a weak economic base. Nonetheless, scholars have drawn attention to a paradox in Kerala's model of development, namely women's deteriorating social position in Kerala and the rise in violence against women. Against this backdrop, this book explores the intersections of gender, sexuality, marriage, family and kinship as related to the matrilineal Nayar community in Kerala. Chapters unravel the interplay between the triple categories of gender, power and social development as they play out at the micro, meso, and macro levels of society, probing the ways in which Nayar women practice agency. Ultimately, the authors explore how the strength of the Nayar community can be used as a case study toward circumventing the prevailing gender paradox and re-imagine a more liberated, empowered and self-reliant woman not only in Kerala, but in India at large.This book will be of interest to scholars in sociology, gender studies, and development studies, particularly those with a focus on South Asia.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Both nationally and internationally, the south Indian state of Kerala has been an object of study for its matrilineal kinship organization among some communities, as well as its achievements in education, literacy, and life expectancy for women against a weak economic base. Nonetheless, scholars have drawn attention to a paradox in Kerala's model of development, namely women's deteriorating social position in Kerala and the rise in violence against women. Against this backdrop, this book explores the intersections of gender, sexuality, marriage, family and kinship as related to the matrilineal Nayar community in Kerala. Chapters unravel the interplay between the triple categories of gender, power and social development as they play out at the micro, meso, and macro levels of society, probing the ways in which Nayar women practice agency. Ultimately, the authors explore how the strength of the Nayar community can be used as a case study toward circumventing the prevailing gender paradox and re-imagine a more liberated, empowered and self-reliant woman not only in Kerala, but in India at large.This book will be of interest to scholars in sociology, gender studies, and development studies, particularly those with a focus on South Asia.

Zustand: New. 2023. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. 2022. 1st ed. 2022. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Both nationally and internationally, the south Indian state of Kerala has been an object of study for its matrilineal kinship organization among some communities, as well as its achievements in education, literacy, and life expectancy for women against a weak economic base. Nonetheless, scholars have drawn attention to a paradox in Keralas model of development, namely womens deteriorating social position in Kerala and the rise in violence against women. Against this backdrop, this book explores the intersections of gender, sexuality, marriage, family and kinship as related to the matrilineal Nayar community in Kerala. Chapters unravel the interplay between the triple categories of gender, power and social development as they play out at the micro, meso, and macro levels of society, probing the ways in which Nayar women practice agency. Ultimately, the authors explore how the strength of the Nayar community can be used as a case study toward circumventing the prevailing gender paradox and re-imagine a more liberated, empowered and self-reliant woman not only in Kerala, but in India at large. This book will be of interest to scholars in sociology, gender studies, and development studies, particularly those with a focus on South Asia.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 176 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Both nationally and internationally, the south Indian state of Kerala has been an object of study for its matrilineal kinship organization among some communities, as well as its achievements in education, literacy, and life expectancy for women against a weak economic base. Nonetheless, scholars have drawn attention to a paradox in Keraläs model of development, namely women¿s deteriorating social position in Kerala and the rise in violence against women. Against this backdrop, this book explores the intersections of gender, sexuality, marriage, family and kinship as related to the matrilineal Nayar community in Kerala. Chapters unravel the interplay between the triple categories of gender, power and social development as they play out at the micro, meso, and macro levels of society, probing the ways in which Nayar women practice agency. Ultimately, the authors explore how the strength of the Nayar community can be used as a case study toward circumventing the prevailing gender paradox and re-imagine a more liberated, empowered and self-reliant woman not only in Kerala, but in India at large.This book will be of interest to scholars in sociology, gender studies, and development studies, particularly those with a focus on South Asia.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 176 pp. Englisch.

Zustand: New. 2025. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.