Abstract
MR. SRINIVAS, writing with the valuable equipment of a sympathetic understanding of Hinduism and of the traditional values expressed in the customs of Mysore related to the family, and appreciating, with the objective view of the anthropologist, its social structure, has presented readers with a valuable study. The picture of the attitude to marriage current in a Hindu community to-day shows the trend of changing customs. One would welcome similar studies of different communities made by those belonging to the tradition of the communities studied, equipped with a scientifically trained mind and a wide knowledge of functional anthropology and social psychology. A group of such studies would throw much-needed light on the evolution of the family, and might well disclose a recognizable pattern of development, thereby proving a valuable guide to the social biologist.
Marriage and Family in Mysore
By M. N. Srinivas. Pp. iv + 218. (Bombay: New Book Co., 1942.) 7.8 rupees.
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NEVILLE-ROLFE, S. Marriage and Family in Mysore. Nature 150, 505 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150505a0
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