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Changing familial roles among south Malabar Nayars
Southwestern journal of anthropology • 18 (3) • Published In 1962 • Pages: 230-245
By: Mencher, Joan P..
Abstract
The traditional Nayar caste household consisted of a large number of matrilineally-related persons. With the advent of government-legislated land reforms beginning in the 1930s, this unit gradually broke down into smaller nuclear families of the kind widely found elsewhere in India. This article discusses the continuity of distinctively matrilineal residence patterns and gender roles in the face of this change.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2017
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem
- Field Date
- 1958-1960
- Coverage Date
- 1930-1960
- Coverage Place
- Malappuram district, Kerala, India
- Notes
- Joan P. Mencher
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-245)
- LCCN
- 47005758
- LCSH
- Kerala (India)