Majority of Indians say sons and daughters should care for aging parents together, but many say the responsibility falls more on sons | Pew Research Center

February 24, 2022

3. Gender roles in the family

Majority of Indians say sons and daughters should care for aging parents together, but many say the responsibility falls more on sons

Majority of Indians say sons and daughters should care for aging parents together, but many say the responsibility falls more on sons

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3. Gender roles in the family
Most Indians say men and women should both care for children, but many support traditional gender roles
Indians in Gujarat and West Bengal among the most likely to have traditional attitudes about gender roles
Most Indians completely agree that a wife must always obey her husband
Most Hindi Belt Indians completely agree that wives must always obey husbands
Majority of Indians say sons and daughters should care for aging parents together, but many say the responsibility falls more on sons
Majorities in Southern states of Telangana, Karnataka say sons should be primary caretakers for aging parents
Most Hindus, Muslims and Jains in India say sons should be responsible for parents’ last rites or burial rituals
Relatively few in Punjab and Kerala say sons should have primary responsibility for their parents’ last rites
About a third of Indians say sons should have greater rights to inherit from parents
Indians in some Southern states more likely than others to say sons should have greater rights to inheritance