| ID | 101496 |
| Title Proper | Socio-cultural aspects of the high masculinity ratio in India |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Singh, JP |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The paper aims to explicate those factors accountable for the continuing imbalance in the sex ratio and its further masculinization over the whole of the 20th century. Here it is contended that the traditional practice of female infanticide and the current practice of female foeticide in the contemporary period, especially in the north-west and Hindi-speaking states, have significantly contributed to the high masculinity ratio in India. In addition, increasingly higher survival ratios of male children, particularly from the 1951 census onward, have been the prime reason for a declining proportion of females in the Indian population. As the Indian value system has been imbued with a relatively higher preference for sons, improvements in health facilities have benefited males more than females, giving rise to a highly imbalanced sex ratio in the country. This scenario, however, has steadily tended to alter in favour of greater balance in sex ratio. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 45, No. 6; Dec 2010: p628-644 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 45, No. 6; Dec 2010: p628-644 |
| Key Words | Female foeticide ; Infant Mortality ; Sex Ratio ; Son Preference |