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Problems of culture change in the Indian village
Human organization : journal of the Society for Applied Anthropology • 22 (1) • Published In 1963 • Pages: 66-74
By: Luschinsky, Mildred Stroop.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article describes changes that occurred in Senapur, a village in the Indian state of Uttar Predesh, in response to intervention programs by international donors and government agents. Focusing on local responses to selected programs in public health, education, and land reform, the article identifies a wide variety of cultural factors affecting the outcomes planned intervention. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of building intimate understanding between program planners and villagers.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Research and development
- Community structure
- Cultural identity and pride
- Public health and sanitation
- Preventive medicine
- Theory of disease
- Birth statistics
- Gender status
- Education system
- Castes
- Elementary education
- Occupational specialization
- Labor supply and employment
- Poverty
- Teachers
- Regulation of marriage
- Real property
- Renting and leasing
- External relations
- Labor relations
- Community councils
- Local officials
- Elections
- Judicial authority
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Uttar Pradesh
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2010
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1954-1957
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1950-1957
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- State of Uttar Pradesh, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- Mildred Stroop Luschinsky
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 47033317
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Uttar Pradesh (India)