Caste, socio-economic status and fertility -- a study of proximate determinants of fertility in village Riwasa
Arora, G.
Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology 6(2): 81-96
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0970-0242 PMID: 12281355 Document Number: 415560
The paper examines the relationship between the system of stratification and fertility behaviour. The intercaste, interstatus group, intracaste and intrastatus group variations were found to be explainable by four proximate or intermediary variables viz., caste consciousness, modernization, conformity to family ethical codes and husband-wife communication. The study was conducted in the village of Riwasa, Bhiwani District, Haryana, India.