Too Many Men, Too Few Women | Humanities & Social Sciences

Too Many Men, Too Few Women

Author(s): 
Ravinder Kaur
Publisher's Name: 
Orient Blackswan Private Limited
Place: 
India
ISBN-10: 
8125062491
ISBN-13: 
978-8125062493
Edition: 
1st
Publication Date: 
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
About the book: 
There is increasing concern over the likely adverse consequences of such highly masculine populations. Most work on adverse sex ratios has dealt with the identification, patterns and causes of skewed sex ratios; Too Many Men, Too Few Women is the first book to focus specifically on the social consequences of the skewed sex ratio in both India and China. Well-known sociologists, economists and demographers come together to explore the social consequences of a skewed sex ratio from varied perspectives: the position of women in communities with fewer women; the likely increase in incidents of crime and violence; the impact on cultural practices such as dowry and bride price, as well as on domestic violence; and possible policy and reform measures that governments can undertake to correct the gender imbalance.