Titlebook: Gender Equality and Inequality in Rural India; Blessed with a Son Carol Vlassoff Book 2013 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America

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The Importance of Sons in Indian Culture,in India. Now, almost four decades later, in a country that has generated phenomenal economic and technological advances, it is useful to reflect on how much has changed. To what extent does Shekuntala’s pronouncement ring true today? In the following pages this question is addressed in the context

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The Influence of Son Preference on Fertility Intentions and Subsequent Behavior,rners, sources of security for their parents and main inheritors of property, including from their wives upon marriage. In 2008 the preference for boys was less openly expressed than previously. Villagers were aware that family size was declining and that sex ratios had become increasingly skewed in

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Sons, Land Division, Inheritance, and Household Labor Allocation Strategies,rm incomes, were discussed briefly in Chapter 3. In Chapters 4 and 5 the enduring preference for sons was seen as closely tied to cultural traditions, especially inheritance and continuation of the family line. This chapter provides information on the experiences of individual farmers and Gove famil

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ncreasing the legal age at marriage, and promoting educational opportunities for girls, serious challenges remain, especially in rural areas. Gender Equality and Inequality in Rural India focuses on the extent to which economic development has resulted in positive changes in women‘s empowerment and