Endangered daughters : discrimination and development in Asia /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Croll, Elisabeth, 1944-2007
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Series:Health, risk and society.
Subjects:
Family size > Asia.
Sex of children, Parental preferences for > Asia.
Girls > Asia > Social conditions.
Daughters > Asia > Social conditions.
Sex discrimination > Asia.
Women in development > Asia.
Familles > Dimension > Asie.
Sexe des enfants > Préférences parentales > Asie.
Filles > Asie > Conditions sociales.
Discrimination sexuelle > Asie.
Femmes dans le développement > Asie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Children's Studies.
Daughters > Social conditions
Family size
Girls > Social conditions
Sex discrimination
Sex of children, Parental preferences for
Women in development
Tochter
Diskriminierung
Mädchen
Soziale Situation
Geschlechtsidentität
Kind
Geschlecht
Eltern
Wunsch
Famille > Asie.
Sexe des enfants > Choix > Asie.
Enfants > Asie > Conditions sociales.
Asia
Asien
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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?

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