Understanding parental gender preferences in advanced societies: Lessons from Sweden and Finland

Extending recent research on parental gender preferences in the Nordic countries, this study uses unique register data from Finland and Sweden (1971-1999) that provide us with the opportunity to compare childbearing dynamics and possible underlying sex preferences among natives and national minoriti...

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Main Authors: Andres Vikat, Karsten Hank, Gunnar Andersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2007-10-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol17/6/