Costly posturing: relative status, ceremonies and early child development in China

Participating in and presenting gifts at funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies held by fellow villagers have been regarded as social norms in Chinese villages for thousands of years. However, it is more burdensome for the poor to take part in these social occasions than for the rich. Because the...

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Autores principales: Chen, Xi, Zhang, Xiaobo
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154002
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description Participating in and presenting gifts at funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies held by fellow villagers have been regarded as social norms in Chinese villages for thousands of years. However, it is more burdensome for the poor to take part in these social occasions than for the rich. Because the poor often lack the necessary resources, they are forced to cut back on basic consumption, such as food, in order to afford a gift to attend the social festivals. For pregnant women in poor families, such a reduction in nutrition intake as a result of gift-giving can have a lasting detrimental health impact on their children.
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spelling CGSpace1540022025-11-06T06:53:57Z Costly posturing: relative status, ceremonies and early child development in China Chen, Xi Zhang, Xiaobo social norms sociology food consumption stunting malnutrition women Participating in and presenting gifts at funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies held by fellow villagers have been regarded as social norms in Chinese villages for thousands of years. However, it is more burdensome for the poor to take part in these social occasions than for the rich. Because the poor often lack the necessary resources, they are forced to cut back on basic consumption, such as food, in order to afford a gift to attend the social festivals. For pregnant women in poor families, such a reduction in nutrition intake as a result of gift-giving can have a lasting detrimental health impact on their children. 2012 2024-10-01T13:58:52Z 2024-10-01T13:58:52Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154002 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Chen, Xi; Zhang, Xiaobo. 2012. Costly posturing: relative status, ceremonies and early child development in China. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1206. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154002
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Zhang, Xiaobo
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title Costly posturing: relative status, ceremonies and early child development in China
title_full Costly posturing: relative status, ceremonies and early child development in China
title_fullStr Costly posturing: relative status, ceremonies and early child development in China
title_full_unstemmed Costly posturing: relative status, ceremonies and early child development in China
title_short Costly posturing: relative status, ceremonies and early child development in China
title_sort costly posturing relative status ceremonies and early child development in china
topic social norms
sociology
food consumption
stunting
malnutrition
women
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