Open AccessThe Indian "girl" psychology: A perspective
Author(s) -
Gopal Rao,
K L Vidya,
V Sriramya
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.161480
Subject(s) - girl , psychosocial , perspective (graphical) , reputation , quarter (canadian coin) , psychology , population , gender studies , developmental psychology , sociology , history , social science , demography , psychiatry , art , visual arts , archaeology
India has one of the fastest growing youth populations in the world. Girls below 19 years of age comprise one-quarter of India's rapidly growing population. In spite of India's reputation for respecting women, to an extent to treat her as a goddess, the moment a baby is born, the first thing comes to mind is "boy or girl?" as the differences are beyond just being biological. This article examines the significance of various psychological constructs and psychosocial issues that are important in the life of a "girl" baby born in our country.