The Demographic Masculinization of China: Hoping for a Son

Abstract

Originally published in French in 2010. Revised and updated English edition explores the demographic masculinization of China and its implications from a demographic, social, political, and historical perspective. Discusses why there are more boys than girls; a geography of discrimination; discrimination against girls in early childhood; lifelong inequality; a phenomenon not unique to China; the status of women in traditional Chinese society; women, feminism, and femininity; persistent social and economic disparities; discriminatory practices and factors in masculinization; familial and socioeconomic reasons behind discrimination; and what demographic perspectives for China and the world? Attane is at the National Institute of Demographic Studies, Paris. Index.