Thus, the motivation to raise a son for old-age support is weaker.
Dr. Jackson noted that in China's Confucian culture, it is the duty of a son to support and care for his aging parents — but as a practical matter, the burden generally falls on his wife.
The opportunity cost of time for girls to attend school is thus higher than that for boys.a Third and most importantly, in a patriarchal culture, parents rely mainly on sons for support in old age.
And older Koreans found their own incomes rising, allowing them to save money for retirement rather than relying on their sons for support.
Mrs. Mosed said she relied on her husband's Social Security and her sons' jobs for support.
The football player, James E. Harris, a former defensive end for the Oakland Raiders and the St . LouisRams, owed child support for a son living in Pennsylvania, the government said.
But he pays steep child support for a son of his own, she said, adding, "We don't have a set date, only because of money".
A similar gift in 1881 established the Hermann Uhl Memorial Fund, named for a deceased son, to support the study of the German language in American schools, principally through the German-American Teachers' College of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
His efforts, too, were in vain: The FBI arrested his son for providing material support to a terrorist group.
Oxford agrees to Elizabeth's demand that he remain anonymous as part of a bargain for saving their son from execution as a traitor for supporting the Essex Rebellion against her.
Then, in the general election, Mr. Romney ran spots, including one featuring his Spanish-speaking son, pledging support for a bipartisan solution on immigration.
