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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 va...

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Main Authors: Das Gupta, Monica, Zhenghua, Jiang, Bohua, Li, Zhenming, Xie, Chung, Woojin, Hwa-Ok, Bae
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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
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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