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

Date

Authors

Opeskin, Brian

Kippen, Rebecca

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Abstract

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

Keywords

Keywords: demographic history; feminization; fertility; historical perspective; life expectancy; marriage; migration; mortality; sex ratio Australia; Life expectancy; Migration; Mortality; Sex differentials; Sex ratios

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/61343

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Population Space and Place

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1002/psp.691

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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