International Relations Prelims Question

The Economic Survey 2017-18 refers to tendencies among the Indian parents, who are opting to continue having children until they have a son or desired number of sons.
The Survey finds that there is a decreased tendency among the parents to opt for sex selective abortion. This has contributed to the betterment of female sex ratio. However, the Son Meta Preference has added 21 million girls, who are termed as “unwanted girls” by the economic survey.
A “Son Meta Preference” – even though it does not lead to sex-selective abortion – may nevertheless be detrimental to female children, because it may lead to fewer resources devoted to them. A different indicator in the form of sex ratio of the last child (SRLC) is used to detect such a “meta” preference for a son. A preference for sons will manifest itself in the SRLC being heavily skewed in favour of boys.

The Economic Survey 2017-18 refers to tendencies among the Indian parents, who are opting to continue having children until they have a son or desired number of sons.
The Survey finds that there is a decreased tendency among the parents to opt for sex selective abortion. This has contributed to the betterment of female sex ratio. However, the Son Meta Preference has added 21 million girls, who are termed as “unwanted girls” by the economic survey.
A “Son Meta Preference” – even though it does not lead to sex-selective abortion – may nevertheless be detrimental to female children, because it may lead to fewer resources devoted to them. A different indicator in the form of sex ratio of the last child (SRLC) is used to detect such a “meta” preference for a son. A preference for sons will manifest itself in the SRLC being heavily skewed in favour of boys.

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