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Inspired by: corporate press » Parents defend move to keep baby's sex secret

version: 4 / updated: 2011-05-27
id: #1748 / version id: #1748
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Originally submitted by: Rafael Popper
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Source of inspiration

Corporate Press (e.g. AFP, BBC, CNN)

The source of the Weak Signal is

BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13581835

Uploaded reports, images or pictures related to the Weak Signal

File name File type File size
Storm image 38803 open

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Parents defend move to keep baby's sex secret

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
A Toronto couple are defending their decision to keep their infant's sex a secret in order to allow the child to develop his or her own gender identity.

Keywords

sex, identity, gender, education, freedom, privacy

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
Emergence of new ways of promoting privacy, gender equality and identity freedom. New baby's sex kept secret by Canadian parents.

Signal's first apperance

2005-now

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 Emergence of "no-gender" nurseries, schools and universities. new/emerging
 		mainly harmful
 		now-2025

Under what assumption the Weak Signal might evolve.

Under the assumption that no-gender Canadian baby (Storm) becomes a real social storm or trend.

Importance

please specify
please select
Level 1: important for a particular country Canada
Level 2: important for a particular world region North America
Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

information/communicational filters (media/editorial interests, language, reasoning)
cultural/religious filters (values, traditions, faith, spiritual beliefs)
institutional filters (rules, laws, regulations)
affective filters (emotions, anxiety, self-doubt)
social filters (class, status, education level)

Comments on selection:

Strong media blockage if it becomes a trend.

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Ageing and other demographic tensions
Behavioural change
Education dynamics
Social pathologies & ethics
Social exclusion & poverty

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Social Sciences and Humanities