Sex preference for children in German villages during the fertility transition

Population Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-71

  Sandström, Glenn ^a   Vikström, Lotta ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

fertility; Germany; historical demography; nineteenth century; sex preference

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FERTILITY; GENEALOGY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SON PREFERENCE;

GERMANY;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; SEX; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

FEMALE; FERTILITY; GERMANY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; SEX; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 84924197115     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2014.994667     Document Type: Article

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