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Social Movements: Issues of identity
In the ongoing process of social transformation, new identities are often constructed, while existing identities may mutate or transform, and some might even be rendered obsolete. Social Movements I: Issues of Identity, part of the Oxford in India Readings in Sociology and Social Anthropology series, examines the phenomenon of social movements in India with respect to the construction and perception of identity. It brings together a selection of readings on movements related to religion and caste, as well as regionalism, and linguistic and tribal movements in India. It specifically addresses (a) the abbreviation and even abrogation of identities versus elaboration of identities; (b) the tens...
Knowledge and Society
With special reference to India.
Classes, Citizenship and Inequality
Rejecting the obsolete methodology of comparisons between categories,
Citizenship, Nationality and Ethnicity
Most interpretations of ethnicity concentrate either on particular societies or on specific dimensions of 'world society'. This work takes quite a different approach, arguing that variations within and across societies are vital for understanding contemporary dilemmas of ethnicity. The author aims to develop a new analysis of the relation between the nation on the one hand, and ethnicity and citizenship on the other. Oommen conceives of the nation as a product of a fusion of territory and language. He demonstrates that neither religion nor race determines national identities. As territory is seminal for a nation to emerge and exist, the dissociation between people and their 'homeland' makes ...
Citizenship and National Identity
Ten scholarly essays examining the assumed relationships between national identity and citizenship in contemporary society. The discussions explores the fundamental flaws in fusing national identity with citizenship, maintaining that participation and entitlement in the political, economic, cultural and social spheres raise issues of citizenship which highlight the unequal status of the young, poor and women in the national identities of the US, the Middle East, Japan, Western Europe, and Latin America. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Nation and National Identity in South Asia
This Book Brings Together Papers By Leading Sociologists On The Problem Of Nation And National Identity In South Asia. The Book Makes Important Conceptual Distinctions Between Nation , State , Territory And Region . It Also Attempts To Understand The Rise Of The State And Civil Society Over Time. It Includes Papers On Gender And Caste In The Nation-State And Also Includes Papers On National Identity In Sri Lanka And Pakistan.
Knowledge and Society
This volume identifies three persisting areas of tension in sociology: sociology's ambiguous identity vis-à-vis social anthropology; its claim for scientificity; and the appropriateness of the units of its analyses, namely society, nation-state, and civilization.
Protest and Change
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