The Demographic Masculinization of China Hoping for a Son /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Attané, Isabelle (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Heidelberg : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: INED Population Studies, 1
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Statistics.; Population.; Sociology.; Demography.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Social Sciences.; Gender Studies.; Population Economics.; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law.

This book describes the shortage of girls and women in present day China and focuses on two important features: the sex imbalance in childhood and youth, and the excess mortality of women at various stages of their life. The author analyzes the causes and the processes of a strong preference for son...