Gendering the Massification Generation: Higher Education Access and Choice in India [Hardcover]

1. Introduction to Gendering the massification generation; 2. The Massification Generation;? 3. Gendering the massification generation;? 4.? Honour and Marriage: Femininity and Higher Education Access and Choice;? ?5.? Family Responsibility: Masculinity and Higher Education Access and Choice;? 6.? Conclusion

'This internationally co-authored book is such a valuable contribution to knowledge about gender in Indias massive and massified higher education system. The book provides a sophisticated analysis of dominant codes of femininity and masculinity and explores the micro-level aspects of decision-making processes involved in access and participation in higher education in a rapidly changing and complex socio-cultural context. The focus moves beyond representational parity and examines the influence of social class, caste, community, and generational and gendered traditions on risks, choices, and constraints. This book is essential reading for all those involved in the study of equity internationally in higher education.'

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Emerita Professor Louise Morley, University of Sussex, UK

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'A treasure trove, this book brilliantly coins the term massification generation to denote the phenomenon of expanding higher education in India whereby the students from disadvantaged socio-economic background are accessing higher education in large numbers. The book portrays how gender dynamics influence higher education access and choice in the state of Haryana, where the prevalent gender norms are characteristic of classical patriarchy. It is refreshing that the book provides captivating explanation about underlying social processes maintaining the codes of femininity and masculinity in the attainment of higher education.'

Professor Rajeshwari, Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India
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