Modern dharma: the moral worlds of Newar middle-class families in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Abstract

The dissertation “Modern Dharma: The Moral Worlds of Newar Middle-Class Families in Bhaktapur, Nepal” explores family transformations among an emerging middle class in the Nepali city of Bhaktapur. By examining personal narratives of conflict and adjustment in domestic settings and among kin, this work sheds new light on the negotiation of social roles and relationships in the pursuit of an idealized notion of well-being in a context of accelerated socio-economic change.