Changing Gender Preference in China Today: Implications for the Sex Ratio

Indian Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-68

  Chi, Zhou ^a   Dong, Zhou Xu ^a   Lei, Wang Xiao ^a   Jun, Zheng Wei ^a   Lu, Li ^a   Hesketh, Therese ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; policy; sex ratio; Son preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872668390     PISSN: 09715215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0971521512465936     Document Type: Article

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