Son preference in China is a gender preference issue underpinned by the belief that boys have more value than girls. In China, the bias towards male over...

Son preference is the ancient and cross-cultural human preference for male (rather than female) offspring. Son preference has been demonstrated across...

women, son preference has declined in many urban areas of China. However, in some strictly traditional families and rural areas, son preference still exists...

a cultural preference for having sons over daughters in China. It is argued that this is due to agrarian traditions. A preference for sons has also been...

sex-selective abortion is more prevalent in rural China because son preference is much stronger there. Urban areas of China, on average, are moving toward greater...

had been set up for a long tradition. A prejudiced preference for sons has long existed in China, leading to high rates of female infanticide. There...

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the world's second-most...

or starvation. In India, the practice of dowry is partly responsible for a strong son preference. Another manifestation of son preference is the violence...

worldwide since 1990, mostly because of son preference in China, India, Pakistan, Vietnam, South Korea and other countries. In many countries attitudes towards...

or main estate in preference to shared inheritance among all or some children, any illegitimate child or any collateral relative. In most contexts, it...

"Blue, Green or Aquamarine? Taiwan and the Status Quo Preference in Cross-Strait Relations". The China Quarterly. 219 (219): 670–692. doi:10.1017/S0305741014000745...

long-distance transportation in China. As of 2024, the country had more than 159,000 km (98,798 mi)[a] of railways, the second longest network in the world. By the...

China varies from tropical in the south to subarctic in the northeast. Imperial royal and noble preference also plays a role in the change of Chinese...

among his sons. There was a strong preference for the eldest son of the empress. If the emperor did not have a son, he could adopt, usually from a relative...

severe in China and India. The preference for sons over daughters can be connected to a number of reasons. In these countries, it is argued that son preference...

"Kae-in's Taste" or "Kae-in's Preference"; also known as Personal Preference) is a 2010 South Korean television series, starring Son Ye-jin and Lee Min-ho. It...

for son preference, there is no clear evidence that Vietnam's sex ratio at birth is increasing, as seen in other East Asian countries, notably China, though...

even number. There is a preference of even numbers over odd numbers. Many historical and philosophical Chinese concepts are also in groups of 4. Another...

wide-ranging social effects, particularly for Chinese women. Patriarchal attitudes and a cultural preference for sons led to the abandonment of unwanted infant...

policy is a primary factor in what started the preference for sons and gender disparity in China. Gender disparity in China has been a complex and multifaceted...

into early marriage. Son preference has effect on the status of Pakistani women. Women bearing at least one son have higher say in household decision-making...

2013). "Attraction to male facial masculinity in gay men in China: relationship to intercourse preference positions and sociosexual behavior". Archives...

Communist Party's victory in the Chinese Civil War. This traditional preference for the paternal grandmother was reflected in the word referring to the...

However, son preference, as well as associated reasons to care for male well-being over female well-being, is still considered to the primary cause. In addition...

"Chinese" and 11.9% identifying as "Chinese in Hong Kong". Traditional Chinese family values, including family honour, filial piety, and a preference for...

People's Republic of China. Depending on the commentator, it has also been used to refer to its artificial islands in the South China Sea and the persecution...

The phrase "Nixon goes to China", "Nixon to China", or "Nixon in China" is a historical reference to U.S. President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's...

The Chinese Dragon, also known as the loong, long or lung (simplified Chinese: 龙; traditional Chinese: 龍; pinyin: lóng), is a legendary creature in Chinese...

online for revealing problems and contradictions in real life, such as traditional Chinese families' preference for boys over girls (重男轻女), NEET (啃老族), and...

experiences as Chinese women or opinions about the status of Chinese women. This book attacked key issues such as infanticide, son-preference, suppression...