Fertility and Familial Power Relations: Procreation in South IndiaRoutledge, 2013 M07 4 - 256 pages Describes and analyses the corollaries of declining fertility in Southern India to discover how familial and gender relations are affected by the new situation of women giving birth only to 2-3 children. |
Contents
1 Contextualizing Fertility | 1 |
Children as Consumers | 29 |
3 An Ethnography of Fertility Practices | 65 |
Its Dangerous to Love Your Husband | 101 |
5 The Familial Web of Domination and Challenge | 134 |
Son for the Sake of the Name | 168 |
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Fertility and Familial Power Relations: Procreation in South India Minna Saavala Limited preview - 2013 |
Fertility and Familial Power Relations: Procreation in South India Minna Säävälä Limited preview - 2001 |
Fertility and Familial Power Relations: Procreation in South India Minna Saavala No preview available - 2016 |
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