Book on Female Foeticide – 02

Two books on the topic of female foeticide in India; the first book, Female Foeticide in Punjab: A Sociological Study, a scholarly work authored by Dr. Balwinder Arora, is most likely an adaptation of her thesis. The second book, Disappearing Daughters: The Tragedy of Female Foeticide is by Gita Aravamudan who adopts an an investigative journalism approach to describe female feticide in larger India. Below are the table of contents of each book.

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Female Foeticide in Punjab: A Sociological Study
by
Dr. (Ms.) Balwinder Arora

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Scene of Independent India 6

Female Foeticide in Punjab

1.2 Punjab Scenario 12

1.3 Consequences of Female Foeticide 19

1.4 Objectives 22

1.5 methodology 22

1.6 Limitations 23

Chapter 2 Socio-Economic Profile of the Respondents 24

Chapter 3 Social Structure and Female – A Sociological Analysis 64

3.1 Value System 64

3.2 Socio-Economic Structure 89

3.3 Development Paradigm 110

3.4 Institutional Arrangements 132

Chapter 4 Action Plan 170

Chapter 5 Epilogue : Punjab in a Changing Phase (2006-2009) 191

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Disappearing Daughters: The Tragedy of Female Foeticide
by
Gita Aravamudan

(Below is the Table of Contents; more details of the book can be found here and some write up on the book here)

Acknowledgements Foreword Preface 1. In Search Of Disappearing Daughters 2. Who Is The Victim 3.  Our Missing Girls 4.  Scientific Elimination 5.  Going Hi-Tech And Global 6.  The Law And The Lawless 7.  Who Wants Daughters ? 8.  Backlash 9.  The Ravaged Womb 10. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Afterword: Myth And Reality Notes Bibliography Index

ix xi xv 1 20 39 54 70 87 106 126 142 154 171 176 178 181

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