Love, Marriage and Intimacy among Gujarati Indians [electronic resource] : A Suitable Match /
Twamley, Katherine.author.
This book compares understandings and experiences of love and intimacy of one distinct cultural group - Gujarati Indians - born and brought up in two different countries. In a rapidly globalizing world, this comparative ethnographic study explores how the context in which we are brought up shapes our most intimate attachments and family lives.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on Translation and Transcription; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Interactions in the 'Field'; 3 Parental Authority, Youth Autonomy and Marital Decisions; 4 Pathways to Marriage; 5 Love; 6 Gender; 7 Conclusions; Appendix 1: Participants' Characteristics; Appendix 2: Data Analysis Procedures; Appendix 3: Participants' Ranking; Appendix 4: Matrimonial and Dating Agency Materials; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book compares understandings and experiences of love and intimacy of one distinct cultural group - Gujarati Indians - born and brought up in two different countries. In a rapidly globalizing world, this comparative ethnographic study explores how the context in which we are brought up shapes our most intimate attachments and family lives.
Ethnology-Asia.
Ethnology.
Asian Culture.
Sociology, general.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Family.
Social Anthropology.
Cultural Anthropology.