The Quest for Sons among Punjabis: How Unjust & How Merciless!

This small piece provides a few insights into the quest for sons among Punjabis. It reveals the underlying reasons from a sociological perspective and in its endeavour, it tries to provide a striking contrast among various layers of the society regarding the son preference in Punjab.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Jain, Varinder
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	female feticide \| gender discrimination \| son preference

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	J16 - Economics of Gender
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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