Ch. 1. The gender dimension of environmental and human security -- Ch. 2. Offspring sex selection in historical perspective : from infanticide to sex-selective abortion and the problem of "missing females" -- Ch. 3. India's "missing females" -- Ch. 4. China's "missing females" -- Ch. 5. Bare branches of high-sex-ratio societies : theory and cases -- Ch. 6. Bare branches in the twenty-first century : policy implications -- Ch. 7. Conclusion : the security calculus of high-sex-ratio societies -- About the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Summary
"What happens to a society that has too many men? In this book, Valerie Hudson and Andrea den Boer argue that, historically, high male-to-female ratios often trigger domestic and international violence. Most violent crime is committed by young unmarried males who lack stable social bonds. Although there is not always a direct cause-and-effect relationship, these surplus men often play a crucial role in making violence prevalent within society. Governments sometimes respond to this problem by enlisting young surplus males in military campaigns and high-risk public works projects. Countries with high male-to-female ratios also tend to develop authoritarian political systems."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis
Age sex distribution
Domestic violence
Infants
Sex discrimination
Social change
Men
Women
China
India
Social conflict
Violent crime
History
Statistics
International comparisons
Infanticide
Asia
Notes
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-314) and index
