Asia's gender imbalance
Asia's gender imbalance
- July 7, 2015
- Wang Feng, sociology professor, is quoted in the The Straits Times (Singapore), The Statesman and Asia News Network July 7, 2015
From The Straits Times mentioned:
Millions of men unable to find wives; women are kidnapped, duped or sold for marriage
in remote regions. … Sociologists say that education, economic development, urbanization
and lifestyle changes are chipping away at the old notions that made sons desirable
in the first place. … “We have reason to be optimistic, not because government programs
are going to be effective, but because society has changed and is changing,” said
sociologist Wang Feng from the University of California Irvine.
For the full story, please visit http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/asias-gender-imbalance.
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