South Asia

India

Professor (Retired)

Patna University

jpsingh1950@hotmail.com

Department of Sociology
Patna University
Patna 800 005 INDIA

or

25-Ram Krishna Path
North Srikrishnapuri
Patna 800 013 INDIA

phone: 091/612-2572840, Mob.: 9431882263

India

J P Singh was Professor at the Postgraduate Department of Sociology as well as Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Patna
University, Patna (Bihar). Earlier he held the post of Reader (Associate
Professor) in Research Methodology at the Tata Institute of Social
Sciences, Mumbai and Director of Higher Education, State Government of Bihar (India). He holds MA and MPhil degrees in Sociology from Patna
University, Patna and J N U, New Delhi respectively, and further obtained
PhD in Demography from the Australian National University, Canberra (Australia)..

He held the UNDP Fellowship at the Institute of Social Studies, Hague
(Netherlands), 1989-90 and awarded Professional Associateship of the
Institute of Population Studies, East-West Center, Hawaii in 1991 and
1996. During the four decades of his academic career he has published
over 70 research papers in books and professional journals. His major
works include Patterns of Rural-Urban Migration in India, The Indian
Women: Myth and Reality (ed.) and Studies in Social Demography (ed.).

Areas of professional interest and specialization:
Demography, Urban Studies, Family, Migration, Sociology of Development, Political
Sociology, Gender Studies, etc.

1. ‘Family in India: Problems and Policies', in Mihaela Robila (ed.), Handbook Family Policies Across the Globe, New York: Springer, 2014: 289-304.
2. ‘Socio-cultural Aspects of High Masculinity Ratio in India’, Journal of Asian and African Studies (Sage, UK), Vol. 45 (6), 2010: 628-644.
3. ‘India’s Changing Family and State Intervention’, The Eastern Anthropologist, Vol. 63 (1), January-March 2010: 17-40.
4. ‘Challenges Facing the Family in India’, Empowerment of Family in the World: Challenges and Promises Ahead, Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development, Doha, Qatar, 2010: 68-81.
5. 'India's Changing Family: Problems and Policy Formulation', Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development, Doha, Qatar, 2009: 75-88.
6. ‘Women in India Through the Ages: An Overview, Patna University Journal, Vol. 32, 2008: 136-145 (with Manish Singh).
7. ‘Changing Marital Practices in India’, Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, Vol. 29, 2008: 89-108.
8. ‘Challenges of Haphazard Urban Growth and Urbanization in India’, Political Economy Journal of India, Jan.-June, 2007: 17-24.
9. ‘Problems of Population and Sustainable Development in India’ in Ehsanul Haq and S. K. Singh (Eds.), Population and Sustainable Development in India, New Delhi: Authors Press, 2006: 29-46.
10. ‘Dowry in India: A Search for New Social Identity', The Eastern Anthropologist, Vol 58 (2), April--June 2005: 199-220.
11. ‘Underdevelopment and Poverty in Rural India’ in S. N. Chaudhary (Ed.), Human Rights and Poverty in India, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, 2005: 1-38.
12. ‘Universalization of Education in India: Promise and Performance', Man and Development, Vol XXVII (1), March 2005: 103-124.

13. ‘Changing Faces of Patriarchy, Women and Family in India’ Samyukta, Vol 5 (1), January 2005: 256-273.
14. ‘Problems of Population and Health in Bihar’, Journal of Social and Economic Studies, Vol XVI (1), January-June 2004: 32-49.
15. 'The Contemporary Indian Family’, in Bert N. Adams and Jan Trost (Eds.), Handbook of World Families, California: Sage Publications Inc., 2004: 129-166.
16. ‘Changing Family in Urban India', Asian Profile (Canada), Vol 32 (2), April 2004: 165-177.
17. 'Nuclearization of Household and Family in Urban India', Sociological Bulletin, Vol. 52(1), March 2003: 53-70.
18. 'The State of Universal Education in India', Journal of Educational Planning and Administration, Vol XVI (4), October 2002: 471-482.
19. ‘Health for all in Rural India', Man and Development, Vol. XXIV(3), September 2002: 49-64.
20. 'Patterns of Rural Habitations in India', Man and Development, Vol. XXIV(1), March 2002: 81-88.
21. 'Social and Cultural Aspects of Gender Inequality and Discrimination in India', Asian Profile (Canada), Vol. 30(2), April 2002: 163-176.
22. 'Changing Village, Family Structure and Fertility Behavior: Evidence from India', International Journal of Contemporary Sociology (USA), Vol. 38 (2), October 2001: 229-248.
23. 'Sociology of Gender Inequality and Discrimination', Guru Nanak Journal of Sociology, Vol. 22(1), October 2001: 73-98.
24. 'Caste and Morphology of Rural Settlement', The Eastern Anthropologist, Vol. 54 (2), 2001: 154-165.
25. 'Transportation and Communication in Rural India: Some Facts', Kurukshetra, Vol. 49(5), February 2001: 17-19.
26. 'Urbanization and Urban Growth in India: Emerging Patterns and Issues', Nagarlok, Vol. XXXIII (4), October-December 2001: 1-18.
27. 'Challenges of Rural Development in India', Social Change, Vol. 31 (4), December 2001: 8-20.
28. 'Problems of Universal Education in Bihar and Jharkhand', IASSI Quarterly, Vol. 19 (3), 2001:32-56.
29. ‘Challenges of India’s Population and Development, Population Geography, Vol 23 (1&2), 2001: 49-60.
30. 'The State of Education in Rural India: Problems and Prospects', Social Change, Vol. 31(3), September 2001: 1-19.
31. 'Indian Democracy and Empowerment of Women', The Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol XLVI (4), 2000: 617-630.
32. 'Rural Electrification: An Overview', Kurukshetra, December, 2000: 42-44.
33. 'The Caste System: A Cultural Construction of Deprivation and Exploitation', Social Sciences Research Journal, Vol. 8 (3), 2000: 1-20.
34. 'Availability of Potable Water in Rural India', Kurukshetra, September, 2000: 35-40.
35. 'The State of Population Management in Bihar: Problems and Prospects', Man in India, Vol. 80 (1&2) January-June 2000: 141-155.
36. 'Village Development in India: Imperfect Past and Tense Future', Man and Development, Vol. XXVII (2), 2000: 8-21.
37. 'The State of Development in Rural India: An Overview', Kurukshetra, June, 2000: 12-18.
38. 'The Problem of Illiteracy in Bihar', Yojana, Vol. 44 (3), March 2000: 39-41.
39. 'Population Management in Bihar', Yojana, Vol. 43 (9), September 1999: 31-34.
40. 'Peopling of Bihar: Problems and Prospects', Demography India, Vol. 27(2), 1998: 353-367.
41. 'Theory of Demographic Transition: An Appraisal', J. P. Singh (Ed.), Studies in Social Demography (Ed.), New Delhi: MD Publication Pvt. Ltd., 1998: 67-86.
42. 'The Sociology of Women and Work' in J. P. Singh (Ed.), The Indian Women: Myth and Reality, New Delhi: Gyan Publishing House, 1996: 56-70.
43. 'The Indian Women: A Statistical Panorama' in J. P. Singh et al. (Ed.), The Indian Women: Myth and Reality, New Delhi: Gyan Publishing House, 1996: 353-390.
44. 'A Technical Note on Index of Migration Differentials', Genus (Rome), Vol. XLVIII, 1-2, 1992: 217-221.
45. 'Ecology, Development and Population Crisis in Bihar' in K. Mahadevan et al. (Eds.), Ecology, Development and Population Problem: Perspective from India, China and Australia, Delhi: B. R. Publishing Corporation, 1992: 235-59.
46. 'Migration in India: A Review', Asian and Pacific Migration Journal (Manila), Vol. 1 (1), 1991: 168-92.
47. 'The Changing Andamanese: A Short Profile', Current Studies, Patna University, 1988: 157-60.
48. 'Age and Sex Differentials in Migration in India', Canadian Journal of Population Studies, 1988, 15 (1): 87-99.
49. 'Educational Differentials in Cityward Migration in India', Man in India, Vol. 67 (1), 1987: 23-25.
50. 'Marital Status Differentials in Rural to City Migration in India', Sociological Bulletin, Vol 34 (1-3), 1985: 69-87.
51. 'The Changing Household Structure in Bihar, Kerala and West Bengal', Demography India, Vol. 14 (1), 1985: 34-48.
52. 'A Regional Analysis of Internal Migration in India', Asian Profile (Hong Kong), Vol. 13 (5), 1985: 409-24.
53. 'Conditions for the Rise of Nationalist Movement in India', Asian Profile (Hong Kong), Vol. 13 (1), 1985: 45-60.
54. 'The Changing Household Size in India', Journal of Asian and African Studies (The Hague), Vol. 19 (1-2) 1984: 86-95.
55. 'Size and Composition of Households in India: A Comparative Study of Kerala and West Bengal', Hellevi Hatunen (Ed.), Family and Population (Issues of Fertility in Theory and Practice), Helsinki: The Finish Population and Family Welfare Federation, 1984: 351-54.
56. 'Distance Patterns of Rural to Urban Migration in India', Genus (Rome), Vol. 40 (1-2): 1984: 119-29.
57. 'Social and Cultural Considerations of Sterilization: A Case Study of Patna', Demography India, 12(1), 1983: 74-85.
58. 'Some Observations on India's Urbanization: A Third World Perspective' in R. B. Mandal and G. L. Peters (Eds.), Urbanization and Regional Development, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Co., 1982: 41-53.
59. 'Urbanization of a Developing Region: A Demographic Perspective' in M. N. Karna (Ed.), Studies in Bihar's Economy and Society, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Co., 1981: 87-103.
60. 'Changing Patterns of the Tribal Government: The Case of the Santals', The Eastern Anthropologist, Vol. 33(3), 1980: 221-30.
61. 'Population Mobility in India: Studies and Prospects', Sociological Bulletin, Vol. 29(1), 1980: 33-62.
62. 'Bihar: A Study in Process of Urbanization', Man in India, Vol. 59(2), 1979: 171-88.
63. 'Problems of Urbanization in India', Mainstream, Vol. 17(25), 1979: 13-14.
64. ‘Demographic Attributes of Urban India' in V. N. P. Sinha and R. B. Mandal (Eds.), Dimensions in Geography, Patna: Associated Book Agency, 1979: 172-94.
65. 'Demographic Aspect of the System of the Growth of Cities', The Indian Journal of Social Work, Vol. 38(4), 1978: 307-23.

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