Open Access"Declining Sex Ratio in India: Causes and Consequences "
Author(s) -
T. Chandrasekarayya,
Dr.S. Sujatha
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
artha journal of social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-329X
DOI - 10.12724/ajss.14.6
Subject(s) - sex ratio , demography , standardized mortality ratio , male to female , population , medicine , sociology , epidemiology
Sex ratio in the Indian population is becoming adverse to women. It has been rapidly declining decade by decade. It widely differs among states and union territories. The major causes for declining sex ratio are: sex ratio at birth, sex-selective abortions, sex ratio of children and sex-differentials in mortality etc. This in turn leads to several consequences to men and on the society.