Gender Equality and Inequality in Rural India

1. The Importance of Sons in Indian Culture
Carol Vlassoff

2. Methodology of the Village Study
Carol Vlassoff

3. The Village Context: Changes over Three Decades
Carol Vlassoff

4. Empowerment, Gender Attitudes, and Reproductive Decisions among Married Women, Then and Now
Carol Vlassoff

5. The Influence of Son Preference on Fertility Intentions and Subsequent Behavior
Carol Vlassoff

6. Sons, Land Division, Inheritance, and Household Labor Allocation Strategies
Carol Vlassoff

7. Adolescent Gender Roles: Are They Evolving?
Carol Vlassoff

8. The Situation of Widows: Do Sons and Brothers Help?
Carol Vlassoff

9. Toward Gender Equality in Rural India: Prospects for Change
Carol Vlassoff

Keywords: Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Development Economics, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Regional/Spatial Science, Development and Social Change, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology