@techreport{fdi:010058121,
  title = {{S}ex selection, son preference, and kinship structures in {V}iet {N}am},
  author = {{G}uilmoto, {C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his paper examines the puzzle of the recent rise in the sex ratio at birth in {V}iet {N}am and relates its emergence to existing kinship systems and ethnic composition using 2009 census micro-data. {W}e start with a presentation of the main socioeconomic and ethnic differentials in birth masculinity and stress the extent of regional variations. {W}e then review the three intermediate factors leading to increases in birth masculinity: prenatal technology, declining fertility and gender bias. {W}e use an indirect measurement of fertility behavior to demonstrate the close association between levels of sex ratio at birth and the intensity of son preference. {D}ata on household composition indicate that {V}iet {N}am is characterized by the co-existence of kinship patterns typical of {E}ast and {S}outheast {A}sia. {W}e can then relate son preference in {V}iet {N}am to the prevalence of more traditional patrilineal systems. {T}he paper concludes with the implications of the cultural dimensions of prenatal sex selection on policy responses and the future change in the sex ratio at birth.},
  keywords = {{NAISSANCE} ; {SEX} {RATIO} ; {SEXE} ; {GROUPE} {ETHNIQUE} ; {FECONDITE} ; {STRUCTURE} {FAMILIALE} ; {DISTRIBUTION} {SPATIALE} ; {PARENTE} ; {DISPARITE} {REGIONALE} ; {MASCULINITE} {DES} {NAISSANCES} ; {SYSTEME} {PATRILINEAIRE} ; {SELECTION} {SEXUELLE} {PRENATALE} ; {PREFERENCE} {DE} {GENRE} ; {VIET} {NAM}},
  address = {{P}aris},
  publisher = {{CEPED}},
  series = {{W}orking {P}apers du {CEPED}},
  pages = {30  multigr.},
  year = {2012},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058121},
}