ANT211H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, Emily Oster, Sex-Selective Abortion
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Abstract: in many parts of asia, the middle east and north africa, women andchildren are so undervalue d, neglected, abused, and so often killed, that sexratios are now strongly male biased. The problem of asia"s missing women presents a challenge for appliedevolutionary psychology to help u s understand and ameliorate sex ratio biasesand their most severe consequences. Willard, local resourceenhancement, infanticide introduction in 1990, economist amartya sen arguedin the new york review of books that "more than 100 million women aremissing". Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and sperm sorting now also make sexselection via in- Vitro asia"s missing women fertilization possible, raising theprospect of even more efficient son selectio n in the near future. The profoundly male- biased sex ratios leave millions of young men unable tofind a mate or have a family, causing problems of crime, human trafficking andviolence that threaten the cohesion and security of entire regions.
