TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thirukkani, V.
TI  - Social Structure And Female Infanticide
SN  - 9789350563151
U1  - 364.152 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Discovery Publishing House
KW  -  Abortion Law and legislation
KW  - Abortion Law and legislation India Tamil Nadu
KW  - Female infanticide - Social aspects - India - Tamil Nadu
N1  - Included bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction.
2. Status of Women and Girl Child: An Indian Scenario.
3. Review of Literature..
4. Research Methodology.
5. Data Analysis and Interpretation.
6. Summary of Major Findings, Suggestions and Conclusion.
7. Action Plan.
Bibliography
Index
N2  - This book presents how far social structure influences the phenomenon of female Infanticide in India. Sociologically, the structure of any society has been the source for any issue of bottleneck such as female infanticide. This study specifically focused the status of girl child and associated life-cycle ceremonies in the background of patriarchal dimensions to explore the factors and circumstances leading to female Foeticide/Infanticide. This study found that a wide range of aspects such as family, economic status, parental perception of girl child, education, gender discrimination and exploitation and cultural stigma have been the dominant factor for female infanticide in India. This study strongly advocates a need for radical structural and behavioural reforms in Indian society to eradicate this scourge
ER  -