Socio-economic status and sex preference in northern Mindanao

The present study was expected to provide empirical evidence on the sex preference of Filipino parents given their socio-economic status and type of residence. Data from Tan's (1981) study of Northern Mindanao were utilized while a historical perspective provided explanation for the possible presence of preference. Utilizing multiple regression the results indicated that SES, contingent on residence, did not affect preference. However, residence did affect preference with rural residents slightly preferring males while urban and semi-urban preferred females. An attitude of non preference was evident in the findings and this was attributed primarily to the Malayan tradition of the Filipinos. The persistence of nonpreference was due mainly to the fundamental attributes of children: their economic productivity and support of parents in old age.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Department dc:contributor.department

Sociology

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1983

Author dc:creator

• Bautista, Marie Lou

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/106263

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/106263