Son preference [[electronic resource] /] : sex selection, gender and culture in South Asia / / Navtej K. Purewal
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| Autore: |
Purewal Navtej Kaur
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| Titolo: |
Son preference [[electronic resource] /] : sex selection, gender and culture in South Asia / / Navtej K. Purewal
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Berg, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvii, 142 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.8740954 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sex of children, Parental preferences for - South Asia |
| Sons | |
| Sex discrimination against women - South Asia | |
| Family and Relationships | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 'Son Preference' provides an accessible and highly engaging exploration of why male children are favoured in South Asian culture and what effects this has. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Son preference |
| ISBN: | 1-84788-753-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910788478603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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