Distress migration and left behind women : a study of rural Bihar /

Distress migration and left behind women : a study of rural Bihar /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Jaipur : Rawat Publications, 2011.
Description:	243 p.
Language:	English
Subject:	Migration, Internal -- India -- Bihar. Migrant laborers' spouses -- India -- Bihar -- Social conditions. Migrant laborers' spouses -- India -- Bihar -- Economic conditions. Migrant laborers' spouses -- Health and hygiene -- India -- Bihar. Women -- India -- Bihar -- Social conditions. Women -- India -- Bihar -- Economic conditions. Women -- Health and hygiene -- India -- Bihar. Migration, Internal. Women -- Economic conditions. Women -- Health and hygiene. Women -- Social conditions. India -- Bihar.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8776722

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ISBN:	9788131604373 8131604373

Table of Contents:

List of Tables, Figures and Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Prologue
List of Abbreviations
Section I. Poverty, Migration and Development
1. Migration: The Tussle and Tenets
2. Rural Socio-economic Development, Patterns and Causes of Male Migration
3. Migration, Remittances and Development
Section II. Issues Concerning 'Left Behind' Wives of Migrants
4. Workload and Responsibilities
5. Issues of Fertility
6. Issues of Health: General Morbidity, Reproductive Health and Threat of AIDS
7. Mental Stress and Coping Mechanisms
Epilogue
Appendices
References
Index