India markets itself as the world's "largest democracy". But activists and researchers say cultural preferences for boys are drastically altering its population, with dangerous implications for civil society. Kojo explores underlying causes and possible consequences of India's "girl deficit".
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2007-06-18/population-gender-and-culture-india
Population, Gender and Culture in India
Listen Monday, Jun. 18, 2007 at 1:06 p.m. in Society
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Guests
Sonalde Desai
Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park
Vasu Mohan
Deputy Director for Europe and Asia, IFES
Meeta Singh
M.D., Obstetrician & Gynecologist; Coordinator, IFES' Dignity of the Girl Child program (Rajasthan, India)
Sultan Aziz
Director of the Asia Pacific Division, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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