MCDB 150 - Global Problems of Population Growth
Lecture 15 - Female Disadvantage. In East and South Asia there are many more boys than girls. Previously, this resulted from female infanticide, now it is sex-selective abortion. In those cultures, girls generally marry out of the family as teenagers and thus provide no benefit for the family that raised them. Bangladesh is agriculturally very rich, but its population is so dense that per capita income is one of the lowest in Asia. Despite the poverty, an excellent family planning program has greatly reduced fertility. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 15 - Female Disadvantage |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Sex Ratios |
| [00:15:31] | 2. Sex Selective Abortion |
| [00:25:15] | 3. Genetic Sex Ratios and Cultural Sex Ratios |
| [00:37:53] | 4. Other Examples of Female Disadvantage |
| [00:44:12] | 5. Population in Bangladesh |
| [00:58:36] | 6. Bangladesh and Family Planning |
| [01:08:32] | 7. Family Planning in India |
| References |
| Lecture 15 - Female Disadvantage Instructor: Robert Wyman. Resources: Notes - Lecture 15 [pdf]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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