Abstract
This study investigates the prominent issues of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in India. Through a combination of textual content analysis and in-depth interviews, it aims to understand how social and cultural norms create and perpetuate SRHR issues. The study includes in-depth interviewees with employees of local, national, and international SRHR organizations based in New Delhi, India. To provide a nuanced account of the SRHR discourse in India, interview analysis is supplemented by content analysis of organizations’ websites and the National Health Policy 2015 Draft. Results indicate that education, location, and economic status are the most significant factors influencing fertility and access to health services, and that government policy needs to be better implemented to address these factors. Additionally, results reveal that government health policy heavily targets maternal mortality, in line with the cultural emphasis on motherhood, which leads to neglect of other important SRHR services.
Advisor
Dhar, Debotri
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Weaver, Leslie A., ""Women are not just reproductive beings": A Qualitative Analysis of Sexual and Reproductive Rights in India" (2015). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 6705.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/6705
Disciplines
Anthropology | Asian Studies | Social and Cultural Anthropology
Keywords
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, India, Senior Independent Study
Publication Date
2015
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
© Copyright 2015 Leslie A. Weaver