Није било дефицита девојчица у Србији пре Првог светског рата
There was not a Lack of Girls in Serbia before the First World War

Summary/Abstract: In accordance with Sen‘s methodology, the paper shows that the number of girls at birth was not smaller in relation to demographic standards; the average sex ratio for the period from year 1865-1910 was 105.6, and this indicates the lack of discrimination against girls by infanticide. The sex ratio decreased in the earliest childhood because the share of boys decreased (census data from 1890, 1895 and 1900). This means that there were no fatal discrimination of girls in nutrition and medical treatment. Unlike some countries in the region (Greece, Bulgaria), Serbia joined the model of Western European family where the preference of sons has benign forms. I believe this was a result of economic reasons (significant economic value of a woman), Christian morality and state policy.

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