Planning Families in Nepal : : Global and Local Projects of Reproduction /

Planning Families in Nepal : : Global and Local Projects of Reproduction / / Jan Brunson.

Based on almost a decade of research in the Kathmandu Valley, Planning Families in Nepal offers a compelling account of Hindu Nepali women as they face conflicting global and local ideals regarding family planning. Promoting a two-child norm, global family planning programs have disseminated the slo...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Brunson, Jan,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (168 p.) :; 11 figures, 1 table
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Transliteration, Transcription, and Pronunciation
  • Introduction: Life in Motion
  • 1. Intersections: Gender, Class, and Caste in Nepal
  • 2. Like a Potter's Wheel: From Daughters to Mothers-in-Law
  • 3. The Elusive Small, Happy Family
  • 4. Son Preference and the Preferences of Sons
  • 5. Conclusion: Projects of Reproduction
  • Appendix A: Caste Hierarchy in Nepal
  • Appendix B: Trends in Contraceptive Use in Nepal
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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