The intersection of gender, caste and class inequalities in child nutrition in rural India

Asian Population Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-31

  Mukhopadhyay, Simantini ^a  

^a Institute of Development Studies Kolkata IDSK   (India)

Author keywords

Caste; Child nutrition; Class; Gender; Inequality; Intersectionality

Indexed keywords

CASTE SYSTEM; CHILD; CLASS; GENDER; NUTRITION; RURAL AREA;

INDIA;

EID: 84954391074     PISSN: 17441730     EISSN: 17441749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441730.2015.995150     Document Type: Article

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