An Ethnographic Exploration of Son Preference and Inheritance Practices in Montenegro.

Montenegro is one of the 10 countries in the world with the most imbalanced sex ratio at birth, pointing to the existence of son preference in Montenegrin society. While, over the last decade, international and local organizations have raised awareness of this issue, empirical studies about this phenomenon in Montenegro are scarce. The author conducts an ethnographic exploration into women's experience of son preference in central Montenegro by presenting their personal and intimate perspective.