{"product_id":"the-social-construction-of-capabilities-in-a-tamil-village-9788194829591","title":"The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): L. N. Venkataraman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs an equitable distribution of opportunities possible within a stratified social system in which caste-based socio-economic privileges are inherited and social mobility constrained? \u003cem\u003eThe Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village \u003c\/em\u003eanswers this question by analysing the intersections between caste, class and education, and argues that capabilities—that is, the competence or life skills one acquires through education—are socially constructed and not an inherent trait of the individual.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the 1960s, renowned sociologist André Béteille conducted social anthropological fieldwork on \u003cem\u003ecaste\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e class \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e power\u003c\/em\u003e in a south Indian village pseudonymously named Sripuram in Tamil Nadu. Revisiting the same village five decades later, this book studies \u003cem\u003ecaste\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e class \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eeducation\u003c\/em\u003e across diverse social groups, and especially among the educated unemployed or underemployed youth. Through interviews and everyday interactions with the residents of Sripuram, the author studies the complexities of deprivations and coping strategies of the poor within their socio-economic spheres.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring tensions inherent within the caste system, this intersectional perspective has broad significance for the global discourse on development on India. This book will interest sociologists, public policy analysts and development experts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616495886487,"sku":"9788194829591","price":663.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788194829591.webp?v=1769294944","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-social-construction-of-capabilities-in-a-tamil-village-9788194829591","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}