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Jin, Xiaoyi; Li, Shuzhuo; Feldman, Marcus W. – Rural Sociology, 2007
Using data from two surveys in three counties among which the prevalence of uxorilocal marriage varies greatly, this paper analyzes effects of marriage form, as well as individual, family, and social factors on son preference in the context of strict birth control in rural China. It is shown that, under the Chinese patrilineal joint family system,…
Descriptors: Contraception, Females, Incidence, Pregnancy