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Autore: | Purewal Navtej Kaur |
Titolo: | Son preference [[electronic resource] /] : sex selection, gender and culture in South Asia / / Navtej K. Purewal |
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.: | 9910825898003321 |
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