Regulating sex selection in a patriarchal society

Rei, Wenmay

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“…Due to their economic affluence, the three countries now attract immigrants seeking new economic opportunities. Their ethnic and demographic composition is changing because of the combined effects of low fertility rates, high sex ratios (or sex imbalance) at birth, and the rapid aging of the population (H. Kim, 2009;Kim and Oh, 2011;Park and Cho, 1995;Rei, 2007;Yô et al, 2007;). These current phenomena, or shôshi kôreika (i.e., low fertility and population aging), first started in Japan in the 1980s and emerged in Korea and Taiwan in the 1990s.…”

Section: Historical Prelude To East Asian Multiculturalismmentioning

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“…Strong son preference seems to be declining. In the past, the sex imbalance, which was once associated with the Confucian value of male preference, is declining in these two countries (Kim and Oh, 2011;Rei, 2007). In Japan, there are more females than males at birth, which is the norm in many countries (Nonaka, 2000;Yô et al, 2007).…”

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Foreigners Cometh! Paths to Multiculturalism in Japan, Korea and Taiwan

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2012

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This paper has a four-fold goal: (1) it examines the difficulties faced by Japan, Korea and Taiwan in developing and implementing multicultural programs for their newly arriving migrants; (2) it offers an analysis of indigenous ethnic formation and migration of workers and marriage migrants in the context of ongoing debates on multiculturalism in East Asia; (3) it analyzes narratives behind the educational reforms to shed light on the political contention surrounding multicultural governance in the region; and (4) it discusses why educational institutions in East Asia seem uninterested in offering courses on multiculturalism. This paper suggests that the three countries will continue to face substantial difficulties in institutionalizing their own democratic multiculturalism(s) due to pressures from global and domestic forces. We expect that the three countries will continue to modify their approaches to multicultural governance despite institutional constraints.

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2012

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Gender and Reproductive Technologies in East Asia: A Partial Bibliography of Works in English

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Limits of state intervention in sex-selective abortion: the case of China

Nie

2010

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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Sex-selective abortion is the major direct cause of the severe imbalance in the sex ratio at birth - contributing to the phenomenon of over 100 million 'missing' females worldwide and 40 million in China alone. Internationally as well as in China, moral condemnation and legal prohibition constitute the mainstream and official position on sex-selective abortion. This paper characterises the dominant Chinese approach to the issue as state-centred and coercion-oriented. Drawing upon case study material, the paper discusses eight major problems arising from coercive state intervention in sex-selective abortion: neglect of reproductive liberty and reproductive rights; the hidden dangers of state power; inconsistency with existing abortion policies; practical ineffectiveness; underestimating the costs and resistance involved; simplifying and misrepresenting the key issues; the lack of sufficient public discussion; and ignoring the moral and political principles established by traditional Chinese thought. To avoid a solution that is worse than the problem itself, alternative social programmes that are focused on women, community-oriented and voluntary in nature need to be developed.

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Regulating sex selection in a patriarchal society

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

Foreigners Cometh! Paths to Multiculturalism in Japan, Korea and Taiwan

Foreigners Cometh! Paths to Multiculturalism in Japan, Korea and Taiwan

Gender and Reproductive Technologies in East Asia: A Partial Bibliography of Works in English

Limits of state intervention in sex-selective abortion: the case of China

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