Question

Declining sex ratio poses many socio-cultural problems. Discuss critically and brings out ways and means of tackling this problems.

Answer 1

Explanation:

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.

Answer 2

     The socio-cultural problems occurred by declining sex ratio is as follows.

• The preference of male child leads to female foeticide at a large scale in India.  
• Women represent 40% of labour force in the world.  Declining sex ratio hampers the labour force ratio.  
• Water and sanitation is always a concern for women. Decreasing number of women means compromising quality of water and sanitation.  
• Declining sex ratio is a real crisis and its perseverance has deep and frightening connotations for society and the future of humankind.