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Endangered daughters : discrimination and development in Asia /

"This book asks the controversial question of why millions of girls do not appear to be surviving to adulthood in contemporary Asia. In the first major study available of this sensitive and emotive issue, Elisabeth Croll investigates the extent of discrimination against female children in Asia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Croll, Elisabeth, 1944-2007
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Colección:Health, risk and society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. A weaker destiny: daughter discrimination
  • 2. Demographic narratives: 'missing girls'
  • 3. Ethnographic voices: disappointing daughters
  • 4. The generations: expectations and entitlements
  • 5. Interpreting gender: hierarchy and difference
  • 6. The girl child: agendas and campaigns
  • 7. Daughter empowerment: a new destiny?