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Economic, Social and Spatial Dimensions of India's Excess Child Masculinity

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Translated by Roger Depledge.(1) For an overview, see Croll (2000).For recent demographic analyses, see Attané and Guilmoto (2007).(2) For an initial historical summary of the sex ratio imbalance, see Bhat (2002).(3) We use the term "sex ratio" as it is understood internationally, i.e. the number of boys per 100 girls.Indian usage is the reverse, and measures the number of girls per 1,000 boys.

Source: Population (English Edition)

DOI: 10.1353/pop.0.0001

Authors: Christophe Z. Guilmoto, Roger Depledge

Institutions: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris Descartes

Language: English

Topic: Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2079914465

FWCI: 2.425

Cites: 41

Cited by: 25

Related to: 10