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  • Human-Powered Rice Threshing, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
    Human-Powered Rice Threshing, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
  • Nepal, family
    Nepal, family
  • Wedding in Chitwan Valley, Nepal, Around 2000
    Wedding in Chitwan Valley, Nepal, Around 2000
  • Massey Ferguson tractor and wagon with rice, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
    Massey Ferguson tractor and wagon with rice, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
  • Nepal, girl carrying maize
    Nepal, girl carrying maize
  • Kami Woman, Nepal, Around 2000
    Kami Woman, Nepal, Around 2000
  • Interviewers Checking Questionnaires, Nepal, Around 2000
    Interviewers Checking Questionnaires, Nepal, Around 2000
  • Porter Carrying Load in Himalaya Mountains, Nepal, 1980s
    Porter Carrying Load in Himalaya Mountains, Nepal, 1980s
  • Carpenter in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 1980s
    Carpenter in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 1980s
  • 'Sharashwati' - Hindu God of Education, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
    'Sharashwati' - Hindu God of Education, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
  • Mother Preparing Child for School, Nepal, Around 2000
    Mother Preparing Child for School, Nepal, Around 2000
  • Young Child in Himalaya Mountains, Nepal, 1980s
    Young Child in Himalaya Mountains, Nepal, 1980s
  • Pedestal for the statue of the King of Nepal, which statue was removed after the overthrow of the monarchy, 2008
    Pedestal for the statue of the King of Nepal, which statue was removed after the overthrow of the monarchy, 2008
  • Mechanized Rice Threshing, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
    Mechanized Rice Threshing, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
  • Nepalis Returning from Employment in the Gulf
    Nepalis Returning from Employment in the Gulf

Developmental Idealism and Family and Population Dynamics in Nepal

William G. Axinn, Dirgha Ghimire, and Arland Thornton, P.I.s

The Developmental Idealism, Family and Population Dynamics in Nepal research project is a collaborative endeavor between the University of Michigan and the Population and Ecology Research Laboratory in Nepal.

Project Documentation:

  • Rationale and Goals of Project
  • Data Collection Overview
  • brief description of data collection
  • Questionnaire [PDF: Nepali / English]

Recent Publications

  • Names Used Among Native Americans at the Colville Indian Agency: Perspectives from the 1885 Bureau of Indian Affairs Census
  • Developmental Idealism and Migration: Theorizing their Relationship and an Empirical Example from Nepal
  • Distinguishing between Old and New Developmental Idealism and among Beliefs about Correlation, Causation, and Expectations: Beliefs about Family Change and Development in Turkey

Reading History Sideways

For more information about the book and a description and critique of the method of reading history sideways

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