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Reproductive Politics in India: The Case of Sex-Selective Abortion

Reproductive Politics in India: The Case of Sex-Selective Abortion

Kipgen, Josephine

Hardcover

General Gender StudiesGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 3031441753
ISBN13: 9783031441752
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Dec 10 2023
Pages: 261
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.69 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

This monograph explores the full context of sex-selective abortion (SSA) in India by examining the historical forces, political movements, government policies, and gender regimes that shape this reproductive practice. Using qualitative research methods within a feminist methodology, including in-depth interviews with service providers and professionals in New Delhi and a content analysis of Indian newspapers, the study engages the following areas of analysis: the social structures and determinants of SSA in India, the potential for women's agency in SSA, and the representations of SSA and SSA-seeking women in the Indian media. This research expands the discourse and analysis of SSA by facilitating a nuanced and multilayered exploration of a profoundly contextual, personal, and gendered reproductive issue by grounding data and interpretation in the lived experiences of research participants with systems-wide knowledge of SSA. Further, the feminist theory-informed analysis moves awayfrom normative victimhood frameworks. Lastly, the book contributes to the understudied area of media discourse analysis on the intersections of gender and SSA in national news coverage.

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