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UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Too Many Men – a Time Bomb for China?
- Hosted by:
- University College London
- Speaker:
-
Dr Therese Hesketh, UCL Institute of Child Health
- Starts:
- November 20, 2007 at 01:15 pm
- Ends:
- November 20, 2007 at 02:00 pm
- Location:
- University College London, Darwin Lecture Theatre, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
A combination of traditional preference for male offspring, easy access to sex-selective technologies and the One Child Policy
has led to abnormal sex ratios in China. Over the next 20 years it is estimated that 12–15 per cent of all young men in mainland China will remain single and will be unable to have families. The overwhelming majority of them will be of low socio-economic class. This talk will discuss the impact of this phenomenon. It will emphasise concerns about the marginalisation of these young men in society, leading to antisocial behaviour and violence, and threatening societal stability and security.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
Free without a ticket. No need to book. Open to staff, students and the general public.
For more information
- Contact person:
- Eda Pierce, Events Manager, UCL Events Team
- Phone:
- 020 7679 2647
- Email:
- events [ at ] ucl.ac.uk
- Website:
- UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Too Many Men – a Time Bomb for China?
