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The effects of artificial gender imbalance
Author(s) -
Hesketh Therese,
Min Jiang Min
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2012.62
Subject(s) - offspring , preference , action (physics) , psychology , biology , economics , pregnancy , genetics , physics , quantum mechanics , microeconomics
The use of reproductive technology to service a preference for male offspring has created an artificial gender imbalance, notably in Asian countries. The social effects of this large surplus of young men are not yet clear, but concerted action might be necessary to address the problem