Domestic Space and Socio-spatial Relationships in Rural Pakistan

Mughal, M.A.Z.

doi:10.1177/0262728015581287

Domestic Space and Socio-spatial Relationships in Rural Pakistan

Mughal, M.A.Z.

Authors

M.A.Z. Mughal

Abstract

This article explores the changing use and management of domestic space and socio-spatial relationships constructed in a Pakistani rural setting. It offers a case study which highlights the central position of domestic space as a residential and social unit in rural Pakistan. It discusses how domestic space is appropriated in multiple ways into a social unit through social practice. Given that changes in the physical structure of any place lead to negotiation of social relationships, it is shown how recent modifications in design and structure of houses are indicative of, and to some extent facilitate, social change in rural Pakistan.

Citation

Mughal, M. (2015). Domestic Space and Socio-spatial Relationships in Rural Pakistan. South Asia Research, 35(2), 214-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/0262728015581287

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jul 1, 2015
Deposit Date	Jul 13, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Jul 30, 2015
Journal	South Asia Research
Print ISSN	0262-7280
Electronic ISSN	1741-3141
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	35
Issue	2
Pages	214-234
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0262728015581287
Keywords	Anthropology, Biraderi, Caste, Domestic space, Globalisation, Home, House, Kinship, Neighbourhood, Pakistan, Rural societies, Saraiki, Socio-spatial relationships.

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Mughal, Muhammad Aurang Zeb (2015) 'Domestic space and socio-spatial relationships in rural Pakistan.', South Asia research., 35 (2). pp. 214-234. Copyright © 2015 Sage Publications. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.