Structure of Punjab and Social Reproduction: Role of Capital

Abstract

The study aimed to explore the structure of Punjab and the process of its reproduction. The study described that how ethnic polarization, religion, culture and local systems support the reproduction of unequal distribution of resources in the region. The study also explained that how agents reproduce the structure of inequality by utilizing the capital at their disposal. The study used the data of Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2012-13. The multiple correspondence analysis affirmed that the structure of Punjab is chiastic. Conclusively, the structure of Punjab reproduced with unequal distribution of resources through various strategies of agents from privileged family background.