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
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
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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spelling	okr-10986-191912021-04-23T14:03:42Z 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 http://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/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific South Asia China India Korea, Republic of
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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
geographic_facet	East Asia and Pacific South Asia China India Korea, Republic of
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2942
description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Das Gupta, Monica Zhenghua, Jiang Bohua, Li Zhenming, Xie Chung, Woojin Hwa-Ok, Bae
author_facet	Das Gupta, Monica Zhenghua, Jiang Bohua, Li Zhenming, Xie Chung, Woojin Hwa-Ok, Bae
author_sort	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
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	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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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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