Global debates, local dilemmas : sex-selective abortion in contemporary Viet Nam /

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The practice of sex-selective abortion is on the rise globally, stirring debates about gender inequality, medical ethics and reproductive autonomy. This book is the first ethnography to document practices of sex selection in Viet Nam. It shows how and why abortions are used to select the sex of chil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hang, Tran Minh (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Acton, A.C.T., Australia : Australian National University Press, ©2018.
Colección:Vietnam (Series)
Temas:
Abortion > Moral and ethical aspects > Vietnam.
Abortion > Social aspects > Vietnam.
Sex preselection.
Sex of children, Parental preferences for > Vietnam.
Sex Preselection
Avortement > Aspect moral > Viêt-nam.
Sexe des enfants > Choix.
Sexe des enfants > Préférences parentales > Viêt-nam.
Ethical issues: abortion & birth control.
Medical anthropology.
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography.
Vietnam.
Abortion > Moral and ethical aspects
Abortion > Social aspects
Sex of children, Parental preferences for
Sex preselection
Vietnam
Abortion
Anthropology
Health Policy
Sex-selection
Social Policy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Chasing the gender dream
  • 2. Sex-selective abortion decision-making : beyond 'a woman's right to choose'
  • 3. Sex-selective abortion : dilemmas in the silence
  • 4. After the abortion : suffering, silence and spiritual relief
  • 5. Social responses to sex-selective abortion.

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