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An Ethnographic Exploration of Son Preference and Inheritance Practices in Montenegro

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  • Kiščenko Diāna

    (Rīga Stradiņš University, Department of Communication, Rīga, Latvia)

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Montenegro is one of the 10 countries in the world with the most imbalanced sex ratio at birth, pointing to the existence of son preference in Montenegrin society. While, over the last decade, international and local organizations have raised awareness of this issue, empirical studies about this phenomenon in Montenegro are scarce. The author conducts an ethnographic exploration into women’s experience of son preference in central Montenegro by presenting their personal and intimate perspective. The resulting paper suggests that son preference is shaped by and manifests through the inheritance practice of property being passed on to the male heir. Through her analysis, the author demonstrates how ideas about gender roles, family planning, housing and inheritance strategies swing back and forth between ‘traditional’ and ‘modern,’ ‘backward’ and ‘progressive.’

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  • Kiščenko Diāna, 2021. "An Ethnographic Exploration of Son Preference and Inheritance Practices in Montenegro," Comparative Southeast European Studies, De Gruyter, vol. 69(1), pages 69-88, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:soeuro:v:69:y:2021:i:1:p:69-88:n:9
    DOI: 10.1515/soeu-2021-2003
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