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

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dc.creatorChen, Xi
dc.creatorZhang, Xiaobo
dc.date2012
dc.date2024-10-01T13:58:52Z
dc.date2024-10-01T13:58:52Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:27:09Z
dc.descriptionParticipating 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/154002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/104803
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceChen, 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
dc.subjectsocial norms
dc.subjectsociology
dc.subjectfood consumption
dc.subjectstunting
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleCostly posturing: relative status, ceremonies and early child development in China
dc.typeWorking Paper

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