Why is Son Preference so Persistent in East and South Asia? A Cross-Country Study of China, India, and the Republic of Korea
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.
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dig-okr-10986191912024-08-08T17:48:57Z Why is Son Preference so Persistent in East and South Asia? A Cross-Country Study of China, India, and the Republic of Korea Das Gupta, Monica Zhenghua, Jiang Bohua, Li Zhenming, Xie Chung, Woojin Hwa-Ok, Bae 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 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. 2014-08-01T17:11:58Z 2014-08-01T17:11:58Z 2002-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2122050/son-preference-so-persistent-east-south-asia-cross-country-study-china-india-republic-korea https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19191 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2942 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC |
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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 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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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 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 Das Gupta, Monica Zhenghua, Jiang Bohua, Li Zhenming, Xie Chung, Woojin Hwa-Ok, Bae Why is Son Preference so Persistent in East and South Asia? A Cross-Country Study of China, India, and the Republic of Korea |
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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. |
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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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Das Gupta, Monica Zhenghua, Jiang Bohua, Li Zhenming, Xie Chung, Woojin Hwa-Ok, Bae |
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Das Gupta, Monica Zhenghua, Jiang Bohua, Li Zhenming, Xie Chung, Woojin Hwa-Ok, Bae |
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Das Gupta, Monica |
title |
Why is Son Preference so Persistent in East and South Asia? A Cross-Country Study of China, India, and the Republic of Korea |
title_short |
Why is Son Preference so Persistent in East and South Asia? A Cross-Country Study of China, India, and the Republic of Korea |
title_full |
Why is Son Preference so Persistent in East and South Asia? A Cross-Country Study of China, India, and the Republic of Korea |
title_fullStr |
Why is Son Preference so Persistent in East and South Asia? A Cross-Country Study of China, India, and the Republic of Korea |
title_full_unstemmed |
Why is Son Preference so Persistent in East and South Asia? A Cross-Country Study of China, India, and the Republic of Korea |
title_sort |
why is son preference so persistent in east and south asia? a cross-country study of china, india, and the republic of korea |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2002-12 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2122050/son-preference-so-persistent-east-south-asia-cross-country-study-china-india-republic-korea https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19191 |
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