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Reacting to social discrimination? Men's individual and social risk behaviors in the context of a male marriage squeeze in rural China

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  • Yang, Xueyan
  • Wang, Sasa
  • Eklund, Lisa

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In China, a large number of men are being squeezed out of the marriage market due to a shortage of marriageable women. Previous research has largely discussed the consequences of gender imbalances and focused on the behavior of marriage-squeezed men that threatens public safety. No empirical studies explored the impact of the social environment on risky behaviors of marriage-squeezed men.

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  • Yang, Xueyan & Wang, Sasa & Eklund, Lisa, 2020. "Reacting to social discrimination? Men's individual and social risk behaviors in the context of a male marriage squeeze in rural China," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 246(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:246:y:2020:i:c:s0277953619307245
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112729
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