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Sons, Land Division, Inheritance, and Household Labor Allocation Strategies

In: Gender Equality and Inequality in Rural India

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  • Carol Vlassoff

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The impact of land division on the size of household land holdings in Gove, and the diversification of labor into nonfarm occupations to supplement farm incomes, were discussed briefly in Chapter 3. In Chapters 4 and 5 the enduring preference for sons was seen as closely tied to cultural traditions, especially inheritance and continuation of the family line. This chapter provides information on the experiences of individual farmers and Gove families across generations. In particular, the implications of having several sons for land division, inheritance and household labor allocation, and for the situation of sisters and daughters, are examined from a longitudinal perspective. It has been noted that empirical studies of inheritance such as this are rare (Deininger et al., 2013), as are in depth studies of rural farmers in India (Deb, 2011).

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  • Carol Vlassoff, 2013. "Sons, Land Division, Inheritance, and Household Labor Allocation Strategies," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Gender Equality and Inequality in Rural India, chapter 6, pages 109-122, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-37392-2_6
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137373922_6
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