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A Case of Problematic Diffusion

dc.contributor.authorLuthra, Rashmien_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-14T13:36:29Z
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dc.date.issued1994en_US
dc.identifier.citationLuthra, Rashmi (1994). "A Case of Problematic Diffusion." Science Communication 15(3): 259-272. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68396>en_US
dc.identifier.issn1075-5470en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/68396
dc.description.abstractSex determination techniques have diffused rapidly in India, and are being used to detect female fetuses and subsequently to abort them. This technology has spread rapidly because it imparts knowledge that is of great value within the Indian context, and because it fits in neatly with the modernization dynamic within India, which itself has enmeshed with traditional patriarchal institutions to oppress Indian women. More research needs to be done on ways to stem the adoption of problematic innovations.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.titleA Case of Problematic Diffusionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEducationen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPhilosophyen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHumanitiesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68396/2/10.1177_107554709401500301.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/107554709401500301en_US
dc.identifier.sourceScience Communicationen_US
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