Images and icons: harnessing the power of the media to reduce sex-selective abortion in India
dc.contributor.author | MacPherson, Yvonne | * |
dc.contributor.editor | Sweetman, Caroline | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-24T10:15:16Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-24T10:15:16Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2007-11-01 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1355-2074 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/13552070701630574 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131645 | en |
dc.description | Sex-selective abortion is an increasing problem in India. Previous awareness-raising efforts on the issue have focused largely on the act of abortion, without substantively addressing the context that creates a demand for sex selection. The BBC World Service Trust conducted a research study on how best to use the media to address the issue, and concluded that a fictional television drama would be a suitable medium, as it would be able to unravel the reasons for son preference, demonstrate ways in which social pressure can be challenged, and depict women in a variety of roles that would serve to increase their value within the family and society. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website. | en |
dc.format.extent | 9 | en |
dc.format.mimetype | en | |
dc.language.iso | English | en |
dc.publisher | Oxfam GB | en |
dc.publisher | Routledge | en |
dc.relation.url | http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/images-and-icons-harnessing-the-power-of-the-media-to-reduce-sex-selective-abor-131645 | |
dc.subject | Gender | |
dc.subject | Health | |
dc.title | Images and icons: harnessing the power of the media to reduce sex-selective abortion in India | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1364-9221 | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Gender & Development | en |
oxfam.signoff.status | For public use – can be shared outside Oxfam | en |
oxfam.subject.country | India | en |
oxfam.subject.keyword | Media | |
oxfam.subject.keyword | SRHR | |
oxfam.subject.keyword | Sexual and reproductive health and rights | |
oxfam.subject.keyword | Gender and Development Journal | |
oxfam.subject.keyword | GaD | |
prism.issuename | Media | en |
prism.number | 3 | en |
prism.volume | 15 | en |
dc.year.issuedate | 2007 | en |
dc.year.issuedate | 2007 | en |