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Record Nr.

UNINA9910886963903321

Autore

Jiang Quanbao

Titolo

Gender Imbalance and Marriage Squeeze in China

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Taylor & Francis Group, , 2024

©2025

ISBN

9781040122037

1040122035

9781003433873

1003433871

9781040122044

1040122043

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

LiShuzhuo

Disciplina

304.60951

Soggetti

Sex distribution (Demography)

China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The data quality of SRB -- Estimation of SRB and abortion rate -- The changing trend of SRB -- Change in China's SRB: A dynamic spatial panel approach -- A decomposition of Changes in SRB by Birth Order -- A Decomposition of Change in China's SRB at the Provincial Level -- Missing Girls from 1980-2010 -- Male surplus -- China's high SRB and population development -- Marriage Squeeze in China's Future -- Marriage Squeeze, Never-Married Proportion and Mean Age at First Marriage -- The decomposition of marriage squeeze into age and sex structure -- The life cycle of families of unmarried older men.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of China's unbalanced sex ratio at birth and marriage market, and the implications of these phenomena for population development and families.