" Reproduction" is a slippery concept, connoting parturition, Marxist notions of household
sustenance and constitution of a labor force, and ideologies that support the continuity of …

This timely volume describes the emergence of a crisis in world mental health. It analyzes
the growing burden of mental, behavioral and social problems in low-income countries …

Motherhood and mental health Page 1 THE INTERNATIONAL IOURNAL OF INFANT
OBSERVATION REVIEW Motherhood and Mental Health Ian Brockington Oxford University …

Using evidence from a number of sources (including the 1981 and 1991 censuses of India,
prior research, and NGO reports), this article examines whether bias against girl children …

Background Although one cannot underestimate the importance of macrosystem-level
forces (such as cultural and social norms) in the aetiology of gender-based violence within …

Roger and Patricia Jeffery are well known for their work on religion and gender in South
Asia. In their latest book, a study of the demographic processes of two castes in rural north …

This book reassesses the balance between mutable cultural factors and more intractable
biological processes in the establishment of modes of reproduction among preindustrial and …

The relationship between women's social status and the survival chances of their children is
explained and illustrated with examples. When women (and girls) have low status, relatively …

Birth rates in India have been in a definite decline since about 1985. However, contrary to
our assumption that fertility declines in this region hinge on improvements in the status of …

The preference for male children transcends many societies and cultures, making it an issue
of local and global dimensions. While son preference is not a new phenomenon and has …