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来源类型	Discussion paper
规范类型	论文
来源ID	DP14493
	DP14493 Male-biased Sex Ratios and Masculinity Norms: Evidence from Australia's Colonial Past
	Victoria Baranov; Ralph De Haas; Pauline Grosjean
发表日期	2020-03-15
出版年	2020
语种	英语
摘要	We document the historical roots and contemporary consequences of masculinity norms: beliefs about the proper conduct of men. We exploit a natural experiment in which convict transportation in the 18th and 19th centuries created a variegated spatial pattern of sex ratios across Australia. We show that in areas with heavily male-biased convict populations, relatively more men volunteered for World War I about a century later. Even at present these areas remain characterized by more violence, higher rates of male suicide and other forms of preventable male mortality, and more male-stereotypical occupational segregation. Moreover, in these historically male-biased areas, more Australians recently voted against same-sex marriage and boys (but not girls) are more likely to be bullied in school. We interpret these results as manifestations of masculinity norms that emerged due to intense local male-male competition. Once established, masculinity norms persisted over time through family socialization as well as peer socialization in schools.time through family socialization as well as peer socialization in schools.
主题	Development Economics ; Economic History ; Labour Economics
关键词	Masculinity Identity Sex ratio Natural experiment Cultural persistence
URL	https://cepr.org/publications/dp14493-3
来源智库	Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/543392
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Victoria Baranov,Ralph De Haas,Pauline Grosjean. DP14493 Male-biased Sex Ratios and Masculinity Norms: Evidence from Australia's Colonial Past. 2020.