Change and Continuity in a South Indian Fishing Village

Authors

Andrew Pieper, Brigham Young University
Dr. Charles Nuckolls, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Vasuvanipalem, fishing village, India, socioeconomic change, caste system

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Anthropology

Abstract

Vasuvanipalem, a once isolated fishing village on the South Eastern coast of India has in recent years been absorbed in to the rapidly growing city of Visakhapatnam. The accompanying changes of urbanization and modernization within this community have changed dramatically the lives of fishermen within the community and their families.

Recommended Citation

Pieper, Andrew and Nuckolls, Dr. Charles (2013) "Change and Continuity in a South Indian Fishing Village," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 159.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/159