Zjawisko niedoboru kobiet w Azji – zarys problemu na przykładzie Chin i Indii

Aleksandra Kusztal



Abstract

The purpose of this article, is to introduce – awakening a growing concern of demographers and policy-makers – phenomenon of the deficiency of women in the populations of many countries in Asia, with a particular focus – leading in an escalation of this phenomenon – China and India. The thesis of the present paper is that the phenomenon will have in the future a very negative social, economic and political consequences to the two countries, which, despite many years of efforts, can not or are no longer able to reverse the negative demographic trends. The article discusses: the specificity and scale of the phenomenon, its spatial location, direct – physical and indirect – cultural, religious and moral reasons for the negative trend, but also presents attempts to counter negative trends and their current and potential impact on the society


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Published
2019-10-28

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Kusztal, A. (2019). Zjawisko niedoboru kobiet w Azji – zarys problemu na przykładzie Chin i Indii. Studia Krytyczne/Critical Studies, (1), 131–145. https://doi.org/10.25167/sk.1373

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Aleksandra Kusztal 

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