Infanticide- An Offshoot of Patriarchal Custom

Author(s)	Prof. K.S.Sarwani
Country	India
Abstract	The social system in India was and continues to remain predominantly a patriarchal, patrilocal and patrilineal society, wherein the role of father, brother, husband and son is way higher and important than that of a mother, sister, wife and daughter correspondingly. Conditioned upbringing from a young age ensures that gender stereotypes like man’s superior social status vis-à-vis woman’s inferior status and the roles they have to play in different stages of their lives are dinned till it is internalised. This unequal upbringing brings forth many customs and practices harmful to women and girl children. Religious scriptures give preference to sons. Son preference and daughter abhorrence leads to exclusionary practices like foeticide, infanticide, screwed sex ratio, child marriage, denial of nutritious food and good education to girls, honour killing etc.
Keywords	Gender Discrimination, Social Exclusion, Policy Inclusion, Patriarchy..
Field	Sociology > Politics
Published In	Volume 1, Issue 1, July-August 2019
Published On	2019-08-08

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