Sidestepping a trap: a commentary on ‘why parents should not be told the sex of their fetus’

Sociologists and psychologists interested in gender socialisation and the social construction of gender have paid significant attention to the way parental behaviours and beliefs shape children's gender. But little attention has been paid to the way those processes begin even before birth. In h...

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Main Author: Kane, W. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2017
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 13
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