Synopsis "This book--the second in the series of five volumes in honour of eminent sociologist and social anthropologist, M.N. Srinivas--focuses on the changing status of women in Indian society. The distinguished contributors cover a wide range of issues concerning women. These include the gender bias in development policies; women's participation in production processes in rural as well as urban settings; socio-cultural dimensions of women's education during the colonial period; and the deeper structures and processes which lie behind female infanticide in northern and western India."