Fetal/Fatal Knowledge New Reproductive Technologies and Family-Building in India

Khanna, Sunil K.

ISBN 10: 0495095257 / ISBN 13: 9780495095255

Published by Cengage Learning, 1790

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fetal/Fatal Knowledge New Reproductive Technologies and Family-Building in India
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication Date: 1790
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0495095257
• ISBN 13: 9780495095255
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This groundbreaking book explores the issues of son preference and female-selective abortion in a rural peasant community in India that is experiencing urbanization, rapid economic transformation, and social change as a result of exposure to the wider forces of globalization. Using a case study approach, the book includes the compelling personal stories and experiences of men and women in the village of Shahargoan. Through these stories, the author examines patriarchy, government policies, and the intricate and dynamic relationships between cultural preferences for family size and sex composition, and the use of new reproductive technologies and abortion in realizing these preferences.

About the Author

Sunil K. Khanna is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Oregon State University. He received a Ph.D. in Physical Anthropology from the University of Delhi, India, in 1988 and a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Syracuse University in 1995. He has been teaching at Oregon State University since 1995 and regularly conducts research in India and the United States. He is the author of numerous research articles and reports in the areas of family-building strategies, son preference, female-selective abortion, minority health, and cultural competency in health care.