| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study is to clarify the promotional factors of son preference, such as the interruption of the female fetus, in Nepal. In 2007, it was estimated that around 100,000 girls were “missing” in Nepal. Earlier studies reveal the correlation among property, savings, educational level, and preference for sons. Author analyzed the correlation between class consciousness and son preference using the data of the questionnaire survey conducted from October 2016 to March 2017.
The results show that (1) Greater expectations for sons to provide financial support and social security and to inherit assets strengthen son preference, (2) Seeking upward mobility by emulating the rituals and practices of the upper castes strengthen son preference,on the contrary, (3) The experience of the social shift towards meritocracy,such as, being released from their status, freed from traditional constraints, and a broadening of their life choices,weaken son preference.
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