What does it mean that French demographer Christophe Guilmoto found that there are 163 million women “missing” in Asia?
A) That many more women would be present if Asia had not experienced a massive outflow of women immigrants.
B) If Asia had not experienced the loss of life through war, that many more women would be alive.
C) That many more women would be present if Asia had not experienced decades of sex-selective cultural practices.
D) If Asia had not experienced physical environmental factors causing more men than women to be born, that many more women would be alive.
Answer: C
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