Jain, Varinder (2008): The Quest for Sons among Punjabis: How Unjust & How Merciless!
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Abstract
This small piece provides a few insights into the quest for sons among Punjabis. It reveals the underlying reasons from a sociological perspective and in its endeavour, it tries to provide a striking contrast among various layers of the society regarding the son preference in Punjab.
| Item Type: | MPRA Paper |
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| Original Title: | The Quest for Sons among Punjabis: How Unjust & How Merciless! |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | female feticide, gender discrimination, son preference |
| Subjects: | J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination |
| Item ID: | 13231 |
| Depositing User: | Varinder Jain |
| Date Deposited: | 07. Feb 2009 05:38 |
| Last Modified: | 19. Feb 2013 01:00 |
| References: | Census of India (2001) Provisional Population Totals: Punjab, paper 1 and 2 of series 4, Director of Census Operations, Punjab Government of India (2004) Punjab Development Report, Planning Commission, New Delhi |
| URI: | http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/13231 |
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