Son preference and educational opportunities of children in China-"I wish you were a boy!"

Gender Issues

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 3-30

  Wang, Wendy ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247676072     PISSN: 1098092X     EISSN: 19364717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12147-005-0012-4     Document Type: Article

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