Readings in Indian Sociology: Volume I: Towards Sociology of Dalits

Towards sociology of dalits, features 11 select articles with a comprehensive introductory chapter which provide a panoramic outline of the content of dalit studies in india over time and space the location of dalits has been inseparably linked with the caste and economy of indian society giving rise to the practice of untouchability duly supported by tradition and religious ideology three major issues discussed in the various chapters of this volume are untouchability and exclusion, conflict and changetable of contents:foreword prakash n pimpleyprefaceintroduction paramjit s judgestate of dalit studies in sociologysituating dalits in indian sociology vivek kumarscheduled castes, scheduled tribes and the nation: situating gs ghurye tk oommencaste, untouchability and exclusionuntouchability as a social problem: theory and research rd lambertuntouchability: a myth or a reality: a study of interaction between scheduled castes and liahmins in a western up village ss sharmascheduled castes and urbanization in punjab: an explanation victor s dsouzathe khatiks of kanpur and the liistle trade: towards an anthropology of man and beast maren bellwinkel-schemppmapping conflictdalit struggle, nude worship and the chandragutti incident linda j epppsychological conflict between harijans and upper class or middle class caste hindus: a study in andhra pradesh (india) venkateswarlu dolluinterrogating change: theory and practicereservations and the sanskritization of scheduled castes: some theoretical aspects gopal gurupurity, impurity, untouchability, then and now am shahstigma goes backstage: reservation in jobs and education tulsi patelindexappendix of sources