Applicability of Amartya Sen’s human development perspectives to the fields of reproductive health and social work

Bibliographic Data

ID9974073
AuthorsDheeshana S Jayasundara (University of North Dakota, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume56
Issue2
Pages134-147
Publication date2011-08-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872811414598
OpenAlexW1969290559
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited19

There is a significant lack of development studies on reproductive health, especially in developing countries. The field of social work has especially marginalized the study of reproductive health. Adding to this deficiency is the lack of meaningful theoretical frameworks guiding the reproductive field, especially in developing countries. This paper explores Amartya Sen’s theoretical perspectives as a possible theoretical framework that both guides the reproductive field and helps social work put reproductive health at the forefront of its agenda

Capability approach · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental ethics · Field (mathematics · Population · Reproductive health · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Global Maternal and Child Health · Reproductive Health and Technologies