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Class reproduction theory claims the perpetuation of the structure of inequality across generations. This paper aimed to assess the class reproduction theory in southern Punjab. The study used a multistagerandom sampling technique to select a representative sample of the population. At first stage, the researchers randomly selected 14 occupations from Pakistan Standard Occupation Classification (2015). The second stageused stratified random sampling technique. A stratum of each selected occupation was formed in each division (i.e.,Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, and Bahawalpur) of southern Punjab. The researchers randomly interviewed 564 male respondents from each stratum of the region. The study explored that the dominant class of fathers significantly correlated with the dominant class of children as well as their high economic capital, highbrow cultural capital, and high social capital (p<.001, p<.05).The dominant class of respondents significantly correlated with their high economic capital (p<.001). The correlation among the capitals of the respondents showed that their high economic capital significantly determined highbrow cultural capital and high social capital (p<.001, p<.05). The study concluded the intergenerational perpetuation of the structure of inequality of southern Punjab. The study suggested that future researches should incorporate gender disparity of class reproduction?. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]