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The balance of the sexes: The feminisation of Australia's population, 1901-2008

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Opeskin, Brian; Kippen, Rebecca

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The numerical balance between males and females in a population has been of long-standing interest to social scientists because of its effects on marriage, fertility, and the societal roles of men and women. Yet, little attention has been paid to mapping

dc.contributor.authorOpeskin, Brian
dc.contributor.authorKippen, Rebecca
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T23:00:25Z
dc.identifier.issn1544-8444
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/61343
dc.description.abstractThe numerical balance between males and females in a population has been of long-standing interest to social scientists because of its effects on marriage, fertility, and the societal roles of men and women. Yet, little attention has been paid to mapping
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
dc.sourcePopulation Space and Place
dc.subjectKeywords: demographic history; feminization; fertility; historical perspective; life expectancy; marriage; migration; mortality; sex ratio Australia; Life expectancy; Migration; Mortality; Sex differentials; Sex ratios
dc.titleThe balance of the sexes: The feminisation of Australia's population, 1901-2008
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolumeonline
dc.date.issued2012
local.identifier.absfor160305 - Population Trends and Policies
local.identifier.ariespublicationu9406909xPUB604
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationOpeskin, Brian, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationKippen, Rebecca, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage17
local.identifier.doi10.1002/psp.691
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T11:59:44Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84864292456
local.identifier.thomsonID000306859200004
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