Finding the Household

The eleven essays in this volume explore conceptual and methodological issues relating to the household as a unit of data collection. The contributors examine various important issues including the formation and dynamics of households, the links between individual households and society as a whole, and differing notions of family and kinship. The position of women and gender relations in the household is also dealt with. The contributors critically analyze the way the household is conceived and used in research as well as in government surveys and highlight the limitations of the major data systems.