Planning Families in Nepal : Global and Local Projects of Reproduction, Paperback by Brunson, Jan, ISBN 0813578612, ISBN-13 9780813578613, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

Ethnographic interviews with Hindu Nepali women in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley reveal how gender, class, and caste determine the women’s values and practices related to family planning and birth control. The author explains how these women negotiate a family planning organization’s recommendations to have only two children, while their social structure values sons. Th also interviews sons and daughters to see whether modernization has changed their views on caring for the older generation. Appendices overview the caste hierarchy in Nepal and give data on trends in contraceptive use in the nation. Black and white photos are included. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()