Keera Allendorf
@KeeraAllendorf
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Demographer and sociologist at Indiana University-Bloomington. Family, gender, and health in India, Nepal, and beyond (especially Indian diaspora and Greece).
Joined October 2016
Chapter on arranged marriage now available on @socarxiv! It will appear in a 2024 Handbook. I first locate arranged marriage over time and space – highlighting confusion over Northwest Europe. I then focus on variation and change in South Asia. (1/2)
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Please note this advice is specific to the UK. In the United States, admissions to graduate programs are usually determined by a committee. Most US faculty communicate with potential grad students only after an applicant is admitted and deciding amongst programs.
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@RandomSprint @robinhanson Populations decline if fertility stays below replacement over long term. TFRs are poor indicators of growth tho because TFRs usually do not stay constant & they are affected by changes in birth timing. Low TFRs often signal later timing, not fewer births.
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Populations decline if fertility stays below replacement over long term. TFRs are poor indicators of growth tho because TFRs usually do not stay constant & they are affected by changes in birth timing. Low TFRs often signal later timing, not fewer births.
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Crucial lessons on pronatalist policy for South India!
Southern Indian chief ministers are talking about implementing pronatalist policies as they fear losing out to the North in political and financial power. @DebasisBarik25 and I discuss limited options available to them in @IndianExpress
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RT @IuSociology: Know any undergrads applying to PhD programs in sociology? Have them join us on October 23rd at 7pm to learn about our pro…
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RT @SonaldeDesai: Friends of IHDS please circulate and encourage your students to apply. Great opportunity to get research experience betwe…
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The latest issue of @ncaer's new Gender Talk series is on marriage - marital choice, staying single, hypogamy and more!
(1/7) The third issue of GenderTalk from @ncaer's Gender Hub discusses women's agency in marriage choice. Articles from @B_ban20, Sarah Lamb, Santhya Kg, @diva_dhar, @zylinsoc, & conversation wth @Letstransform.
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The chapter includes an implicit homage to my Dad (@AllendorfFred)! I juxtapose the marriages of his two historic heroes – Darwin and Gandhi – when contrasting arranged and self-choice marriage. (2/2)
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A preview of "Join my Weddings" website - where one can choose an Indian wedding! I am also intrigued to see couples in "featured weddings" wearing light pink. Some in my twitter feed are bemoaning this trending palette as an unfortunate Western or Christian influence. (2/2)
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Indian marriage & intimacy webinar this Friday (Sep 22)! A virtual panel featuring @RStweet18, @nihban, and me organized by @IndianaUniv’s India Gateway. I’ll present new work on portrayals of Indian marriages in the @nytimes Vows column. Register at
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Are Mira and Nikhil the top Indian American names? Both of these desi names entered the top 1000 names given to US-born babies ~2000 - when the (Asian) Indian American population rose to ~2 million. Mira even cracked the top 500 girl names in 2017.
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(3/3) In the other two papers, Thornton gives an overview of how early scholars used and promoted the problematic practice of reading history sideways… …and used it to arrive at flawed conclusions about family change.
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Important to note that harrowing elopement experiences are not universal in India though. Elopements are common and generally well accepted in the Darjeeling Hills. (3/3) @JMF_NCFR article: Open access version:
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Teaching Alert: I recommend Rough Translation’s (@Roughly) latest season on eloping couples and the “Love Commandos” who help and exploit them in India. It unfurls like a mystery and features @lfrayer and @mansi_choksi. (1/3)
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Our beautiful @IUBloomington campus is home to 12 limestone owls, carved into six campus buildings. Plus, our own @iubssrc features two wooden owls. (2/2)
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