LEADER 03440nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910741174503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a3-319-00236-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-00236-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000389044 035 $a(EBL)1317638 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000935596 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11522713 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000935596 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10955802 035 $a(PQKB)11569091 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-00236-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1317638 035 $a(PPN)170489477 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000389044 100 $a20130506d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe demographic masculinization of China $ehoping for a son /$fIsabelle Attane ; translation, Madeleine Grieve, Krystyna Horko ; copy editing, Catriona Dutreuilh 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aNew York $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (210 p.) 225 0 $aINED population studies,$x2214-2452 ;$v1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-319-03362-X 311 $a3-319-00235-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. I. Visible demographic discrimination -- pt. II. A system of norms and values that favours males. 330 $aThis book describes the shortage of girls and women in present day China and focuses on two important features: the sex imbalance in childhood and youth, and the excess mortality of women at various stages of their life. The author analyzes the causes and the processes of a strong preference for sons, which generates discrimination toward females and results in a shortage of girls and women.   China?s higher proportion of men than women is a population characteristic that is shared by very few countries in the world. This demographic masculinity is unprecedented in the documented history of human populations, both in scale and its lasting impact on the numbers and the structure of the population.   Despite the economic boom of recent years, many families in China still consider girls to be less important than boys. Although Chinese women have become largely emancipated since the 1950s, they still do not have the same opportunities for social achievement as men, and Chinese society remains fundamentally rooted in highly gendered social and family roles. As a consequence, Chinese girl babies who have the misfortune to be born instead of a long-awaited son go by various names, such as Pandi (literally "awaiting a son"), Laidi ("a son will follow"), or Yehao ("she'll do too").   The book provides a comprehensive review of the situation of women in China?s society and shows that discrimination against girls and women is part of a system of norms and values that traditionally favours males. 410 0$aINED Population Studies,$x2214-2452 ;$v1 606 $aMasculinity$zChina 615 0$aMasculinity 676 $a305.30951 700 $aAttane$b Isabelle$00 701 $aGrieve$b Madeleine$01755643 701 $aHorko$b Krystyna$01755644 701 $aDutreuilh$b Catriona$01755645 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910741174503321 996 $aThe demographic masculinization of China$94192519 997 $aUNINA