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Infertile Couples in the Family Context: Variation across
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Baru Anamika (Corresponding author)...
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Research on Humanities and Social Sciences www.
iiste.
org
ISSN 2224-5766(Paper) ISSN 2225-0484(Online)
Vol.
1, No.
1, 2011
10 | P a g e
www.
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org
Infertile Couples in the Family Context: Variation across
Setting
Baru Anamika (Corresponding author)
P.
G.
Department of Home Science , GCW,PARADE, J&K(India)
E-mail: anamikabaru@rediffmail.
com
Abstract
The present research is an attempt to study the perception of family members in three different ecological
settings of Jammu (J&K) about childlessness.
The sample of the study consisted of 100 family members
each from three ecological settings; total 150 family members formed the core group for the study.
Snow
ball sampling technique was used for sample selection.
The tool used for the study was interview guide and
informal observation.
View point of the family members about childlessness was studied and it was found
that family members in all the three settings considered children important for socio-emotional reasons i.
e.
cont
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