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Segregated Spaces and Well-Being: Evidence from Selected Dalit Colonies in Kerala


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The study evaluates the impact of geographical segregation on work and well-being of Dalits who live in colonies of Kerala. The principal research questions are: what is the nature and evolution of changes in work spaces in the wake of geographical segregation and how did the geographically segregated work spaces affect Dalits’ well-being. To address these questions an ethnographic field work has been employed by way of collecting personal narratives of colony-dwellers. The study found that deliberate segregation is the prime cause of further vulnerability among Dalits and static-negative transformation in work.
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M. Mohamed Anees
Department of Economics, University of Calicut, Dr. John Matthai Centre, Thrissur 680618, Kerala, India

Abstract


The study evaluates the impact of geographical segregation on work and well-being of Dalits who live in colonies of Kerala. The principal research questions are: what is the nature and evolution of changes in work spaces in the wake of geographical segregation and how did the geographically segregated work spaces affect Dalits’ well-being. To address these questions an ethnographic field work has been employed by way of collecting personal narratives of colony-dwellers. The study found that deliberate segregation is the prime cause of further vulnerability among Dalits and static-negative transformation in work.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21648/arthavij%2F2020%2Fv62%2Fi2%2F196367