Unnatural Selection : Choosing Boys over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men /

"Lianyungang, a booming port city, has China's most extreme gender ratio for children under four: 163 boys for every 100 girls. These numbers don't seem terribly grim, but in ten years, the skewed sex ratio will pose a colossal challenge. By the time those children reach adulthood, th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hvistendahl, Mara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : PublicAffairs, ©2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Demographic transition > China.
Genetic sex determination > China.
Birth control > China.
Sex discrimination against women > China.
Transition démographique > Chine.
Sexe > Détermination génétique > Chine.
Régulation des naissances > Chine.
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes > Chine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Demography.
Birth control
Demographic transition
Genetic sex determination
Sex discrimination against women
Demographie
Geschlechterverhältnis > Demographie
Schwangerschaftsabbruch
Strafrecht
Mädchen
Sex discrimination > China.
POPULATION TRENDS.
POPULATION DYNAMICS.
DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS.
SEX DISTRIBUTION.
BIRTH CONTROL.
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.
GENDER DISCRIMINATION.
CHINA.
China
Electronic books.
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Everyone has boys now." The demographer
  • The parent
  • The economist
  • The doctor
  • The imperialist
  • Great idea. The student
  • The doomsayer
  • The geneticist
  • The general
  • The feminist
  • The womanless world. The bride
  • The prostitute
  • The bachelor
  • The world
  • The baby.

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