Religious Geography and County-Level Sex Ratios in China

The sex ratio at birth in China is highly imbalanced in favor of boys. Past research on sex ratios in China emphasizes economic factors for their weakening effect on the Confucian tradition of son preference. Research in the sociology of religion suggests that religious geography may affect sex rati...

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Authors: Tong, Yunping ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author) ; Sennott, Christie (Author) ; Yang, Fenggang 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2021]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 113-130
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Religious geography / Taoism / Male youth / Female youth / Gender / Ungleichgewicht / Buddhism / Islam
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AF Geography of religion
KBM Asia
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B China
B Religion
B child sex ratio
B Confucianism
B sex ratio at birth
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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