{"product_id":"unwanted-daughters-gender-discrimination-in-modern-india","title":"Unwanted Daughters: Gender Discrimination in Modern India","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e T. V. Sekher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2010\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8131603237\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past two decades, India has witnessed an \u003cstrong\u003ealarming debate on the imbalance in sex ratio and the phenomenon of “missing women.”\u003c\/strong\u003e In recent years, the focus has shifted to \u003cstrong\u003e“missing girls,”\u003c\/strong\u003e underlining the precarious condition of female children \u003cstrong\u003ebefore birth, at birth, and during early childhood.\u003c\/strong\u003e Despite \u003cstrong\u003eimprovements in female literacy and growing participation of women in economic and political spheres\u003c\/strong\u003e, gender bias persists, often manifesting as \u003cstrong\u003eselective abortions and deliberate daughter discrimination\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume, comprising papers presented at a \u003cstrong\u003e2005 workshop at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore\u003c\/strong\u003e, explores key questions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy are girl children still at risk in modern India?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs there a shift from \u003cstrong\u003eson preference\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003esystematic daughter discrimination\u003c\/strong\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAre advances in \u003cstrong\u003ereproductive technologies\u003c\/strong\u003e contributing to gender imbalance?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy are daughters rarely considered substitutes for sons, even among educated and well-off families?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by \u003cstrong\u003esociologists, demographers, economists, and gender specialists\u003c\/strong\u003e, these essays provide a \u003cstrong\u003emultidisciplinary perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e on the economic, social, and cultural factors driving this social crisis. The contributors emphasize that \u003cstrong\u003elasting solutions require deep changes in societal attitudes toward girl children.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Editors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT. V. Sekher\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor at the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai\u003c\/strong\u003e, specializing in social demography and gender studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeelambar Hatti\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor in the \u003cstrong\u003eDepartment of Economic History, Lund University, Sweden\u003c\/strong\u003e, with extensive research on population and development issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rawat Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50025770615088,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_8131603237","price":712.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/51gykWKihKL.jpg?v=1756392912","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/unwanted-daughters-gender-discrimination-in-modern-india","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}