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Learning, Livelihoods, and Social Mobility: Valuing Girls' Education in Central I ndia
Author(s) -
Froerer Peggy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1111/j.1548-1492.2012.01189.x
Subject(s) - sociology , ideology , livelihood , social mobility , relation (database) , gender studies , social science , political science , politics , geography , archaeology , database , computer science , law , agriculture
This article is concerned with the relationship between education, aspiration, and social mobility in C hhattisgarh, central I ndia. I am interested in how the ideology of education as an intrinsic “social good” squares with the everyday experiences of marginalized adivasi (tribal) girls. My aim is to understand why education is differently valued by children and adults, and the ways in which girls' education‐related aspirations are altered in relation to the changing possibilities of realizing them.