TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kipgen,Josephine
TI  - Reproductive Politics in India: The Case of Sex-Selective Abortion 
SN  - 9783031441769
U1  - 613.04 23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Health
KW  - Sex
KW  - Human body
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Social groups
KW  - Ethnology
KW  - Asia
KW  - Culture
KW  - Gender and Health
KW  - Sociology of the Body
KW  - Gender Studies
KW  - Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging
KW  - Asian Culture
N1  - 1. Introduction: Sex-Selective Abortion at a Glance -- 2. Abortion and Sex-Selective Abortion in India: History, Law, and Policy -- 3. A Feminist Sociological Understanding of the Causes of Sex-Selective Abortion: Perspectives from the Field -- 4. Rethinking Women's Agency in Sex-Selective Abortion -- 5. A Content Analysis of the Portrayal of Sex-Selective Abortion and Women in Indian Newspapers -- 6. Conclusion: Feminist Framings, Dilemmas in Fieldwork, and Future Considerations
N2  - 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. This book will be relevant for students, scholars, and teachers across the humanities and social sciences interested in reproductive rights, justice, and feminist research methods. It will also be a critical resource for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) advocates
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44176-9
ER  -