The Pattern of Sex Ratios in New Zealand

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ID4043495
AuthorsH Franklin, Simon Franklin (0000-0002-9859-8105, corresponding author), S H Franklin
Year1956
Volume32
Issue2
Pages162
Publication date1956-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEconomic Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/141987
OpenAlexW2331241270
LanguageEN
Citations received4

A KNOWLEDGE of how population is distributed amongst the various age groupings and between the sexes is fundamental to the understanding of that population and the community that it forms. Residence, age, and sex ratios constitute the three primary lines of research in any demographic study; a knowledge of them helps to explain employment and consumption patterns, social needs, and, perhaps,. the psychological characteristics of a community. In a recent paper Trewartha stressed the fact that age groupings and sex ratios are also fundamental to the geographic analysis of an area, for they are important features of the landscape, invisible though they may be, and as such provide additional means and materials for analyzing regional landscapes.1 Field observations made by the present writer suggested that there might be differences between the sex ratios of the sheep areas and those of dairy areas within New Zealand, apart from the broader rural-urban differences. Such is the case. The writer's purpose is to describe the regional variations of the sex ratio and to attempt some explanation of the pattern which occurs. This latter intention contained the most difficulties, and complete explanations are not offered. The investigation revealed some new problems many of which seem

Consumption (sociology) · Economic geography · Field (mathematics) · Geography · Political science · Population · Residence · Rural area · Sex ratio · Social science · Sociology · Demography · New Zealand Economic and Social Studies · Rural development and sustainability

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