Historical Studies of Gender of First-Born Child and Spouse Power

question 72

Multiple Choice

Historical studies of gender of first-born child and spouse power in the household in 18th and 19th century Tokugawa Japan demonstrated that

• A)there were higher numbers of first-born sons in all families
• B)there were higher numbers of first-born daughters in all families
• C)low husband power households had a higher percentage of first-born daughters
• D)medium husband power households had a much higher percentage of first-born sons

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Bartlett

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