A study of change in family structure and of the domestic cycle in an Indian village by means of a transition matrix.

Abstract

"Two kinds of Family Transition matrices are identified--Distant transition matrix and Immediate transition matrix. The former studies transitions which produce changes in the distribution of families of different structural types between two time points while the latter takes into consideration the paths by which each family reached its final state. Using the data of Freed and Freed (1983) from an Indian Village, at two time points separated by 19 years, the changes in the family structure and the pattern of domestic cycles are studied."