Chapter 7. Women’s Empowerment and Son Preferences: Narratives from Odisha, India

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. Status of Women’s Empowerment and the Context of Sex Selective Abortions in India 12
6. Chapter 2. The Pre-Conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Technique (PC&PNDT) Act and the Ethics of the Medical Practitioners 33
7. Chapter 3. Ethical and Feminist Discourse on Sex Selective Abortions 47
8. Chapter 4. Women’s Empowerment and Notions of Vansh 67
9. Chapter 5. Vansh ko Aage Badhaana Hain (Take the Lineage Forward) in Low-Income Settlements in Delhi 81
10. Chapter 6. Narratives of Vanshacha Diva Lav (Light the Lineage Lamp) Son Preference in Maharashtra State, India 110
11. Chapter 7. Women’s Empowerment and Son Preferences: Narratives from Odisha, India 141
12. Chapter 8. ‘Doctors Who Rock the Cradle’ 175
13. Conclusion 184
14. References 201
15. Index 218