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| Understanding India's Uneven Sex Ratios: A Comparative Religions Approach | ||
| 作者 | Malji, Andrea (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Journal of Religion and Violence |
| 卷期 | v.9 n.2/3 Special Issue |
| 出版日期 | 2021 |
| 頁次 | 195 - 228 |
| 出版者 | Philosophy Documentation Center |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.pdcnet.org/ |
| 出版地 | Charlottesville, VA, US [夏律第鎮, 維吉尼亞州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | South Asia religions; India; Gender; Femicide; South Asia; Religion |
| 摘要 | This article examines India's uneven sex ratios (the ratio of women to men) and explores how religion may shape beliefs on gender, son preference, and femicide. Estimates vary, but at least 13.5 million females that should exist in India, do not. Extensive literature has discussed the wide range of potential factors that may influence India’s uneven sex ratio including education, socioeconomic status, gender equality, and geographic region. Scholars have also examined the role religion has in shaping beliefs on gender and son-preference. Most religion-centered analyses have focused primarily on Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism. This article expands on previous research by providing a comparative religious approach that includes Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism in addition to Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, and Animism. Religion is not monolithic and individual beliefs and practices vary significantly throughout India. However, understanding how key figures and texts from the religion contextualize this problem may help better understand India’s imbalanced sex ratio. This paper provides several insights on this topic. First, it maps the district-level sex ratio across India to demonstrate the geographical variation in sex ratios. Next, it discusses how factors such as dowry, joint family system, and inheritance practices are deeply embedded in a family's preference for a male child, but manifest differently based on different factors, including religion and socio-economic status. Third, it provides a brief overview of each religion’s view on son preference and sex-selective abortion. Finally, it concludes by offering suggestions about how future research can expand on this work. |
| 目次 | Abstract 195 The Literature 197 Dowry 197 Joint Family System and Inheritance 200 Socio-Economic Factors 201 Other Explanations: Soil and Colonialism 203 Beliefs on Gender and Femicide Among India’s Religious Groups 205 Christians 206 Animism 209 Buddhists 210 Jains 212 Muslims 213 Hindus 215 Skihs 217 Conclusion 219 References 220 |
| ISSN | 21596808 (E) |
| DOI | 10.5840/jrv202241890 |
| 點閱次數 | 1 |
| 建檔日期 | 2024.05.10 |
| 更新日期 | 2024.05.14 |
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