The Resource Unnatural selection : Choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men
Unnatural selection : Choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men
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- Summary
- "Lianyungang, a booming port city, has China's most extreme gender ratio for children under four: 163 boys for every 100 girls. These numbers don't seem terribly grim, but in ten years, the skewed sex ratio will pose a colossal challenge. By the time those children reach adulthood, their generation will have twenty-four million more men than women. The prognosis for China's neighbors is no less bleak: Asia now has 163 million females "missing" from its population. Gender imbalance reaches far beyond Asia, affecting Georgia, Eastern Europe, and cities in the U.S. where there are significant immigrant populations. The world, therefore, is becoming increasingly male, and this mismatch is likely to create profound social upheaval. Historically, eras in which there have been an excess of men have produced periods of violent conflict and instability. Mara Hvistendahl has written a stunning, impeccably-researched book that does not flinch from examining not only the consequences of the misbegotten policies of sex selection but Western complicity with them"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 314 p.
- Contents
-
- Machine generated contents note: pt. One "Everyone Has Boys Now"
- ch. One The Demographer
- ch. Two The Parent
- ch. Three The Economist
- ch. Four The Doctor
- ch. Five The Imperialist
- pt. Two A Great Idea
- ch. Six The Student
- ch. Seven The Doomsayer
- ch. Eight The Geneticist
- ch. Nine The General
- ch. Ten The Feminist
- pt. Three The Womanless World
- ch. Eleven The Bride
- ch. Twelve The Prostitute
- ch. Thirteen The Bachelor
- ch. Fourteen The World
- ch. Fifteen The Baby
- Isbn
- 9781610391511
- Label
- Unnatural selection : Choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men
- Title
- Unnatural selection
- Title remainder
- Choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Lianyungang, a booming port city, has China's most extreme gender ratio for children under four: 163 boys for every 100 girls. These numbers don't seem terribly grim, but in ten years, the skewed sex ratio will pose a colossal challenge. By the time those children reach adulthood, their generation will have twenty-four million more men than women. The prognosis for China's neighbors is no less bleak: Asia now has 163 million females "missing" from its population. Gender imbalance reaches far beyond Asia, affecting Georgia, Eastern Europe, and cities in the U.S. where there are significant immigrant populations. The world, therefore, is becoming increasingly male, and this mismatch is likely to create profound social upheaval. Historically, eras in which there have been an excess of men have produced periods of violent conflict and instability. Mara Hvistendahl has written a stunning, impeccably-researched book that does not flinch from examining not only the consequences of the misbegotten policies of sex selection but Western complicity with them"--
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hvistendahl, Mara
- Dewey number
- 304.66
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Birth control
- Demographic transition
- Sex determination, Genetic
- Sex discrimination against women
- Label
- Unnatural selection : Choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. One "Everyone Has Boys Now" -- ch. One The Demographer -- ch. Two The Parent -- ch. Three The Economist -- ch. Four The Doctor -- ch. Five The Imperialist -- pt. Two A Great Idea -- ch. Six The Student -- ch. Seven The Doomsayer -- ch. Eight The Geneticist -- ch. Nine The General -- ch. Ten The Feminist -- pt. Three The Womanless World -- ch. Eleven The Bride -- ch. Twelve The Prostitute -- ch. Thirteen The Bachelor -- ch. Fourteen The World -- ch. Fifteen The Baby
- Control code
- 000049108793
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- xix, 314 p.
- Isbn
- 9781610391511
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Label
- Unnatural selection : Choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. One "Everyone Has Boys Now" -- ch. One The Demographer -- ch. Two The Parent -- ch. Three The Economist -- ch. Four The Doctor -- ch. Five The Imperialist -- pt. Two A Great Idea -- ch. Six The Student -- ch. Seven The Doomsayer -- ch. Eight The Geneticist -- ch. Nine The General -- ch. Ten The Feminist -- pt. Three The Womanless World -- ch. Eleven The Bride -- ch. Twelve The Prostitute -- ch. Thirteen The Bachelor -- ch. Fourteen The World -- ch. Fifteen The Baby
- Control code
- 000049108793
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- xix, 314 p.
- Isbn
- 9781610391511
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
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