Crouching tigers hidden dragons
On the myth of the two birth signs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12887883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chih‐Hsing Hung (0000-0002-2026-5108, National University of Kaohsiung, corresponding author), Der-Yuan Yang (0000-0003-4418-9768, National University of Kaohsiung), Yi-Hsi Lee (0000-0001-9330-9039, National University of Kaohsiung) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 220-227 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Population Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-1730 • E-ISSN: 1744-1749 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17441730.2016.1173858 |
| OpenAlex | W2393505440 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Sensational reports on the number of newborn in the years of tiger and dragon have aroused great concerns among certain governments. Substantial social cost will be incurred if any age group diminishes or multiplies out of proportion. This article clarifies the facts concealed underneath those breathtaking anecdotes. The statistics of Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, where people have strong passion for the birth sign dragon and distaste for tiger, shows that there are neither shrinking tiger nor bulging dragon cohorts for the newborn or the whole population
Geography · Mythology · Passion · Population · Sign (mathematics · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tiger · Birth, Development, and Health · Classics · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Epigenetics and DNA Methylation · History · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |