Thread by @MSS3RosaFerreum

@melliflora @RestlessZoomer @Untega @MyUteri “The Chinese traditionally have valued sons over daughters, depending on their sons to support them in old age” (jstor.org/stable/189961?…).

@melliflora @RestlessZoomer @Untega @MyUteri “Sons are permanent members of their natal families and retain life-time contractual relationships with their parents. Throughout their lives, they are expected to contribute to the economic well-being of their parents” (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…).

@melliflora @RestlessZoomer @Untega @MyUteri “In contrast, daughters are only transitory members of their natal families; after marriage, they begin to contribute to the family households of their parents-in-law” (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…).

@melliflora @RestlessZoomer @Untega @MyUteri “In this tradition, daughters generally cannot claim property from their parents and also have no formal obligation to support them” (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…).

@melliflora @RestlessZoomer @Untega @MyUteri “Although daughters are expected to contribute to their natal families before marriage, married women are no longer expected to contribute financially to their parents’ households” (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…).

@melliflora @RestlessZoomer @Untega @MyUteri “[Female infanticide] can be attributed to families who seek a son as their only child. This practice is especially prevalent in rural areas, as couples prefer sons to daughters because sons can assist in farm labor activities” (digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewconten…).

@melliflora @RestlessZoomer @Untega @MyUteri “For a long time, a son was your pension. Having a girl was wasteful” (google.com/amp/s/amp.theg…).

@melliflora @RestlessZoomer @Untega @MyUteri @threader_app, please compile.

@melliflora @RestlessZoomer @Untega @MyUteri @threadreaderapp, please unroll.