PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionMapping Knowledges of Son PreferenceSon Preference in the Colonial and Postcolonial'Figuring out' Son PreferenceAnti-Female Foeticide: Between Activism and OrthodoxyNarratives of Reproductive Choice and Culture in the DiasporaGirl Talk: Cultural Change and Challenge through the Eyes of Young Women in Contemporary PunjabConclusion by way of EpilogueBibliographyIndex
Examines key debates and offers new approaches on this highly controversial topic Contains a wide range of material from India as well as diasporas in the UK and US Covers a variety of issues relating to son preference, including political activism, the effect of new technologies and how population demography is affected Also available in paperback, 9781845204686 GBP17.99 (April 2010)
Navtej K. Purewal is Lecturer in Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester
'An accessible and stimulating book for students, academics, and anyone interested in this highly sensitive and contentious issue, Son Preference provides a valuable addition to anthropological and sociological analyses and proposes new directions for ethnographic research.' Dr Sunil Khanna, Oregon State University
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