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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

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dc.contributor.authorDas Gupta, Monica
dc.contributor.authorZhenghua, Jiang
dc.contributor.authorBohua, Li
dc.contributor.authorZhenming, Xie
dc.contributor.authorChung, Woojin
dc.contributor.authorHwa-Ok, Bae
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-01T17:11:58Z
dc.date.available2014-08-01T17:11:58Z
dc.date.issued2002-12
dc.description.abstractSon 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2122050/son-preference-so-persistent-east-south-asia-cross-country-study-china-india-republic-korea
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2942
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19191
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2942
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABORTION
dc.subjectABORTIONS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAUTONOMY
dc.subjectBACK
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectCATTLE
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCLAN
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDOWRIES
dc.subjectDOWRY
dc.subjectDUCKS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXOGAMY
dc.subjectFACE
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectGENERATIONS
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHANDS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectIDENTITY
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINFANTICIDE
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIAGES
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMASS MEDIA
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPATRIARCHY
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTION
dc.subjectRITUALS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectSOCIETIES
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectYOUNG MOTHER
dc.titleWhy is Son Preference so Persistent in East and South Asia? A Cross-Country Study of China, India, and the Republic of Koreaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleWhy is Son Preference so Persistent in East and South Asia? A Cross-Country Study of China, India, and the Republic of Korea
okr.date.disclosure2002-12-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T07:18:05.559110Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2122050/son-preference-so-persistent-east-south-asia-cross-country-study-china-india-republic-korea
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid335841468771255915
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2942
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_03012804060286
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2122050
okr.identifier.reportWPS2942
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryChina
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.region.countryKorea, Republic of
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicCulture and Development::Anthropology
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicLife Sciences and Biotechnology
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicPopulation and Development
okr.unitPublic Services and Rural Development, Development Research Group
okr.volume1
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