&gt; The very disturbing implication being: if you can only have 1 child, and you believe only boys can support you in retirement, what do you do when you give birth and find out it&#x27;s a girl?<p>In China&#x27;s urban populations at least, it is increasingly common for women to take care of their aging parents, I imagine this is partly due to one-child policy. Another interesting shift in social norm is, now single guys need to have a house to be considered an &quot;eligible bachelor&quot;, which is a considerable financial burden to many parents due to ballooning housing costs. Those who preferred sons 20 years ago are probably feeling the burn right now.