“As Good as a Boy” But Still a Girl: Gender Equity Within the Context of China’s One-Child Policy
What would happen if gender inequality were suddenly and forcefully proclaimed to be non-existent by the authorities? The Chinese one-child policy has to some extent functioned as a unique social experiment to answer this question. Historically, sons have been preferred in China. Yet, with the restr...
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Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2022-03-01
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Series: | SAGE Open |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221082097 |