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Item specifics
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- Book Title
- Planning Families in Nepal : Global and Local Projects of Reprodu
- ISBN
- 9780813578613
- Subject Area
- Political Science, Social Science, Medical
- Publication Name
- Planning Families in Nepal : Global and Local Projects of Reproduction
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Public Health, Abortion & Birth Control, Public Policy / Social Policy, Women's Studies, Sociology / Marriage & Family
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 7.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN-10
0813578612
ISBN-13
9780813578613
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219173507
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Publication Name
Planning Families in Nepal : Global and Local Projects of Reproduction
Language
English
Subject
Public Health, Abortion & Birth Control, Public Policy / Social Policy, Women's Studies, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Social Science, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
7.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2015-028618
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
An insightful and beautifully written account of how family planning decisions are made and preferences are formed among Hindu Nepali women ... This is an outstanding ethnography of caste-Hindu people living in Kathmandu today, written from the perspective of demographic anthropologist. It will not disappoint scholars and students of this region and subject, and would make an excellent addition to a reading list for upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level teaching., Jan Brunson skillfully weaves keen ethnographic observation with incisive social scientific analysis to provide a sensitive and nuanced account of gender and reproduction in an increasingly globalized Nepal., An insightful and beautifully written account of how family planning decisions are made and preferences are formed among Hindu Nepali women ... This is an outstanding ethnography of caste-Hindu people living in Kathmandu today, written from the perspective of [a] demographic anthropologist. It will not disappoint scholars and students of this region and subject, and would make an excellent addition to a reading list for upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level teaching., 'An insightful and beautifully written account of how family planning decisions are made and preferences are formed among Hindu Nepali women.' - Medical Anthropology Quarterly "Insightful and beautifully written ... This is an outstanding ethnography ... It will not disappoint scholars and students of this region and subject, and would make an excellent addition to a reading list for upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level teaching." - Medical Anthropology Quarterly
Grade From
Eleventh Grade
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
363.9/6095496
Table Of Content
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 Bibliography Index
Synopsis
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 slogan, "A small family is a happy family," throughout the global South. Jan Brunson examines how two generations of Hindu Nepali women negotiate this global message of a two-child family and a more local need to produce a son. Brunson explains that while women did not prefer sons to daughters, they recognized that in the dominant patrilocal family system, their daughters would eventually marry and be lost to other households. As a result, despite recent increases in educational and career opportunities for daughters, mothers still hoped for a son who would bring a daughter-in-law into the family and care for his aging parents. Mothers worried about whether their modern, rebellious sons would fulfill their filial duties, but ultimately those sons demonstrated an enduring commitment to living with their aging parents. In the context of rapid social change related to national politics as well as globalization-a constant influx of new music, clothes, gadgets, and even governments-the sons viewed the multigenerational family as a refuge. Throughout Planning Families in Nepal , Brunson raises important questions about the notion of "planning" when applied to family formation, arguing that reproduction is better understood as a set of local and global ideals that involve actors with desires and actions with constraints, wrought with delays, stalling, and improvisation., 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 slogan, ?A small family is a happy family,? throughout the global South. Jan Brunson examines how two generations of Hindu Nepali women negotiate this global message of a two-child family and a more local need to produce a son. Brunson explains that while women did not prefer sons to daughters, they recognized that in the dominant patrilocal family system, their daughters would eventually marry and be lost to other households. As a result, despite recent increases in educational and career opportunities for daughters, mothers still hoped for a son who would bring a daughter-in-law into the family and care for his aging parents. Mothers worried about whether their modern, rebellious sons would fulfill their filial duties, but ultimately those sons demonstrated an enduring commitment to living with their aging parents. In the context of rapid social change related to national politics as well as globalization?a constant influx of new music, clothes, gadgets, and even governments?the sons viewed the multigenerational family as a refuge. Throughout Planning Families in Nepal , Brunson raises important questions about the notion of ?planning? when applied to family formation, arguing that reproduction is better understood as a set of local and global ideals that involve actors with desires and actions with constraints, wrought with delays, stalling, and improvisation., 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 slogan, "A small family is a happy family," throughout the global South. Jan Brunson examines how two generations of Hindu Nepali women negotiate this global message of a two-child family and a more local need to produce a son. Brunson explains that while women did not prefer sons to daughters, they recognized that in the dominant patrilocal family system, their daughters would eventually marry and be lost to other households. As a result, despite recent increases in educational and career opportunities for daughters, mothers still hoped for a son who would bring a daughter-in-law into the family and care for his aging parents. Mothers worried about whether their modern, rebellious sons would fulfill their filial duties, but ultimately those sons demonstrated an enduring commitment to living with their aging parents. In the context of rapid social change related to national politics as well as globalization--a constant influx of new music, clothes, gadgets, and even governments--the sons viewed the multigenerational family as a refuge. Throughout Planning Families in Nepal , Brunson raises important questions about the notion of "planning" when applied to family formation, arguing that reproduction is better understood as a set of local and global ideals that involve actors with desires and actions with constraints, wrought with delays, stalling, and improvisation., 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. By examining family life as it unfolds over time, Jan Brunson delivers a fresh perspective on discussions of contraception, son preference, the joint family, and the inability of the concept "planning" to accurately describe conception and reproduction in a patrilocal family system.
LC Classification Number
HQ766
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