Postmarital residence and child sex selection: Evidence from northeastern Japan, 1716–1870
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DOI: 10.4054/demres.2017.37.43
Abstract: BACKGROUND Child sex is often ‘selected’ due to parental preference, especially in historical East Asia. Postmarital residence shapes coresident kin availability and conjugal power hierarchies, which may influence the couple’s preference and selection on child… read more here.
Keywords: residence; japan; sex; child sex ... See more keywords