Last semester, I started writing down random thoughts and questions in a journal. Good questions that occurred to me randomly or ideas I have about my research interests
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When I wrote that one down, I was listening to a lecture about India. The speaker mentioned, in passing, that several of his male interlocutors claimed to have sisters when they were really talking about a close cousin or a favorite aunt. He said that there's a particular value placed on having a brother or sister, that a man isn't complete unless he has a sister and vica versa. So, these guys were creating a sister, really.
Also, Judaism does place a value on having one of each, to "replace" the parents and keep the population of the world going. So, a good Jewish family has *at least* two kids (more is better), with one boy and one girl.
I think you're mostly right...Americans don't have a huge value on "one of each", unless they have other factors influencing them. Most guys who actually are interested in having kids want a son to be all guy-ish with.
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Also, Judaism does place a value on having one of each, to "replace" the parents and keep the population of the world going. So, a good Jewish family has *at least* two kids (more is better), with one boy and one girl.
I think you're mostly right...Americans don't have a huge value on "one of each", unless they have other factors influencing them. Most guys who actually are interested in having kids want a son to be all guy-ish with.
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