Vulnerable daughters in india: culture, development and changing contexts
Auteur :
Larsen, Mattias
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415597517
Date de publication :
26 avr. 2011
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
620 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book analyses the problem of ‘missing girls’ as intimately linked to a process of change and development in India in which culture plays a significant role. This is a result of an institutional change of the family in which the relative importance of sons has increased.