Volume : IV, Issue : III, March - 2015

FEMALE FOETICIDE AND INFANTICIDE: A SOCIO-CULTURAL STUDY

Ms. Susana Patro, Dr. M. Sreedevi Xavier

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<p> This paper aims at examining the prevalence of female foeticide and infanticide in India by focusing on socio–cultural </p> <div>factors responsible for this gruesome violence against females. This study is mainly based on secondary sources and </div> <div>studied using content analysis. The data is analyzed from the perspective developed by feminist social work theory.</div> <div>The main objectives of this study are – to understand the causes of female foeticide and infanticide; to examine the consequences of it; to focus on </div> <div>the people responsible for it; and to examine the preventive strategies or policies by the state or law enforcement agencies.</div> <div>Female foeticide and infanticide have a great impact on the development of any society. Although there are laws, enactments and Acts to control </div> <div>these problems, implementation has become a Herculean task. Unless the general mental framework of a typical Indian male is not changed; </div> <div>until the government ings out a policy on stringent implementation of enactments or acts, these social problems will surely continue forever.</div>

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Ms. SUSANA PATRO, DR. M. SREEDEVI XAVIER Female Foeticide and Infanticide: A Socio-Cultural Study Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 3 March 2015

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