Social and political dominance in western UP

A response to Sudha Pai

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11618130
AutoresRoger Jeffery (0000-0003-1702-7253, University of Edinburgh), Craig Jeffrey (0000-0001-7263-8992, University of Edinburgh), Craig J Jeffrey (University of Edinburgh), Patricia Jeffery (University of Edinburgh), Patricia M Jeffery (University of Edinburgh)
Año2001
Volumen35
Número2
Páginas213-235
Fecha de publicación2001-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaContributions to Indian Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0069-9659 • E-ISSN: 0069-9667
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/006996670103500203
OpenAlexW2059493687
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas12

In our critique of a recent article by Sudha Pai (CIS vol. 34, no. 2) we argue that she provides inadequate evidence to support her case that there has been a dramatic change in dominance relationships in western UP. We identify problems of evidence in her claims about the significance of rising education of Chamars, and in the consequences of the changes that have taken place. We also suggest that her account of dominance needs to consider the erstwhile dominant as well as the dominated, and that she ignores evidence of the extent to which previously dominant castes have merely changed the ways in which they enforce compliance when necessary. Her evidence of change is inadequate: she provides perceptions of changes instead. We also question the generalisability of her predictions, and use data from our own ongoing research in Bijnor district to suggest a modified picture of increasing access to schooling among the Chamars of western UP, and its likely effects

Dominance (genetics · Economics · Perception · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Indian Economic and Social Development · Law · Psychology · Social and Economic Development in India · Social Psychology · South Asian Studies and Conflicts