Essays about: "Åsa Lindén-Tunhult"

Found 1 essay containing the words Åsa Lindén-Tunhult.

  1. 1. Brides For Sale : A Qualitative Analysis of Missing Women, Skewed Sex Ratios and Bride Trafficking in Haryana, Northern India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Åsa Lindén-Tunhult; [2021]
    Keywords : Development; population control; sex selective abortion; preference for sons; missing women; skewed sex ratios; bachelors; bride trafficking; marriage patterns;

    Abstract : Population control programs such as family planning and the introduction of sex identification technologies has helped to create skewed sex ratios in northern India and particularly in the state of Haryana. Due to a surplus of men and the numbers of missing females, an organized business of bride trafficking has emerged where poor women from eastern and northeastern states of India are bought and brought to Haryana for the purpose of marriage. READ MORE