02971nam 2200517 a 450 991082589800332120230725045147.01-84788-753-8(CKB)3230000000216972(StDuBDS)AH25159526(MiAaPQ)EBC513988(MiAaPQ)EBC554582(Au-PeEL)EBL513988(OCoLC)621673521(EXLCZ)99323000000021697220100204d2010 fy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSon preference[electronic resource] /sex selection, gender and culture in South Asia /Navtej K. PurewalOxford Berg20101 online resource (xvii, 142 p.) Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Mapping Knowledges of Son Preference Son Preference in the Colonial and Postcolonial 'Figuring out' Son Preference Anti-Female Foeticide: Between Activism and Orthodoxy Narratives of Reproductive Choice and Culture in the Diaspora Girl Talk: Cultural Change and Challenge through the Eyes of Young Women in Contemporary Punjab Conclusion by way of Epilogue Bibliography Index'Son Preference' provides an accessible and highly engaging exploration of why male children are favoured in South Asian culture and what effects this has.The preference for male children transcends many societies and cultures, making it an issue of local and global dimensions. While son preference is not a new phenomenon and has existed historically in many parts of Asia, its contemporary expressions illustrate the gendered outcomes of social power relations as they interact and intersect with culture, economy and technologies. Son Preference brings together key debates on the subject of son preference by assessing existing work in the field and providing new insights through primary research. The book covers a broad range of social science discussions and draws upon textual and ethnographic material from India. Son Preference will be useful to students, scholars, activists and anyone interested in the issues surrounding gender inequity, sex selection and skewed sex ratios.Sex of children, Parental preferences forSouth AsiaSonsSex discrimination against womenSouth AsiaFamily and RelationshipsukslcElectronic books.lcshSex of children, Parental preferences forSons.Sex discrimination against womenFamily and Relationships.306.8740954Purewal Navtej Kaur495746StDuBDSStDuBDSStDuBDSZUkPrAHLSBOOK9910825898003321Son preference4120411UNINA