Son preference has persisted in the face
of sweeping economic and social changes in China, India, and
the Republic of Korea. The authors attribute this to their
similar family systems, which generate strong disincentives
to raise daughters while valuing adult women's
contributions to the household. Urbanization, female
education, and employment can only slowly change these
incentives without more direct efforts by the state and
civil society to increase the flexibility of the kinship
system such that daughters and sons can be perceived as
being more equally valuable. Much can be done to this end
through social movements, legislation, and the mass media.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Das Gupta, Monica,
Zhenghua, Jiang,
Bohua, Li,
Zhenming, Xie,
Chung, Woojin,
Hwa-Ok, Bae |
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2002-12
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| Subjects: | ABORTION,
ABORTIONS,
AGED,
AUTONOMY,
BACK,
BIRTHS,
CATTLE,
CHILD MORTALITY,
CHILDBEARING,
CITIES,
CLAN,
CONTRACEPTION,
DISCRIMINATION,
DOWRIES,
DOWRY,
DUCKS,
EARLY CHILDHOOD,
EMPLOYMENT,
EXOGAMY,
FACE,
FAMILIES,
FAMILY PLANNING,
FEMALE,
FEMALES,
FERTILITY,
GENDER,
GENDER DISCRIMINATION,
GENERATIONS,
GIRLS,
HANDS,
HEALTH CARE,
HOUSEHOLDS,
HOUSING,
IDENTITY,
ILLITERACY,
INDUSTRIALIZATION,
INFANTICIDE,
KINSHIP,
LAWS,
LIFE EXPECTANCY,
LIVING CONDITIONS,
MARITAL STATUS,
MARRIAGES,
MARRIED WOMEN,
MASS MEDIA,
MORTALITY,
MORTALITY RATE,
MOTHERS,
MOTIVATION,
OLD AGE,
OLDER WOMEN,
PARENTS,
PATRIARCHY,
POWER,
PREGNANCY,
PROPERTY RIGHTS,
PUBLIC SERVICES,
REPRODUCTION,
RITUALS,
RURAL AREAS,
RURAL DEVELOPMENT,
SEX,
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS,
SOCIETIES,
SOCIETY,
VILLAGES,
YOUNG MOTHER, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2122050/son-preference-so-persistent-east-south-asia-cross-country-study-china-india-republic-korea
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19191
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