China has the most severe shortage of girls compared to boys of any country in the world
today, as documented by China's surveys and censuses up to 2000. This article evaluates …

Sex Differences serves as an advanced text for courses in evolutionary and human biology,
psychology, and sexuality and gender studies. It also serves as a reference source for …

We offer evidence of gender selection within the United States. Analysis of comprehensive
birth data shows unusually high boy-birth percentages after 1980 among later children (most …

China's 1990 national population census revealed that the sex ratio at birth in 1989 was
113.8 (SSB, 1991). Because this was much higher than what is considered a normal sex …

Male preference in many Asian cultures results in discriminatory practices against females,
including neglect and infanticide. This preference, together with the availability of prenatal …

This study analyzes the variation in one measure of son preference that is of particular
relevance in rural China: whether a woman considers it important to have a son, and the …

Context: Chinese couples, particularly those in rural areas, have historically had a strong
preference for sons. This preference may affect couples' reproductive behavior and their …

The adoption of the universal two‐child policy in late 2015, replacing the one‐child policy,
signals a dramatic shift in China's fertility policy. The 2016 China Migrants Dynamic Survey …

Mother–child separation harms children's development. This concern is particularly relevant
in rapidly urbanizing societies with massive migration. However, factors that increase the …

Using data from a survey of deaths of children less than 5 years old conducted in 1997 in a
county in Shaanxi Province, China, this paper examines gender differences in child survival …