The Influence of Son Preference on Fertility Intentions and Subsequent Behavior

Carol Vlassoff

Chapter 5 in Gender Equality and Inequality in Rural India, 2013, pp 95-107 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract From the findings presented so far, it is evident that, in the face of considerable economic progress in Gove, males remained dominant as principal earners, sources of security for their parents and main inheritors of property, including from their wives upon marriage. In 2008 the preference for boys was less openly expressed than previously. Villagers were aware that family size was declining and that sex ratios had become increasingly skewed in favor of males. The popular concept of an ideal family now consisted of one boy and one girl. Nonetheless, even in 2008, villagers indicated a strong preference for male children, and while girls were not considered a curse, as in some parts of India, couples who had only female children were still considered unfortunate.

Keywords: Family Size; Gender Equality; Living Child; Fertility Intention; Actual Fertility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137373922_5

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