[3] Parents will continue having children until they have produced the desired number of sons; there is no equivalent behavior in respect to daughters.
[4] In the 21st century, son preference has been broadly documented in South and East Asia,[3] but is also observable in Western countries.
"[6] Igbo men that die without fathering sons are seen as having been "unaccomplished or a misfit" and are not given ceremonial second burials.
For example, demonstrations of son preference declined in "subsequent generations" of Turkish immigrants to Germany.
Birth of daughters can result in gender disappointment in societies that have strong son preference.