Patterns in Sex Ratios from Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 1610-1711

This study analyzes sex ratios garnered from one hundred and one years of baptismal records from the south-western French town of Villeneuve-sur-Lot, between 1610 and 1711. It is the continuation of a larger project attempting to divine infanticide among married couples in early modern Western Europ...

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Main Author: Rossi, Domenic John
Language:en
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10222/47611
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-NSHD.ca#10222-476112014-04-03T03:44:49ZPatterns in Sex Ratios from Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 1610-1711Rossi, Domenic JohnSex RatiosInfanticideEarly Modern FranceThis study analyzes sex ratios garnered from one hundred and one years of baptismal records from the south-western French town of Villeneuve-sur-Lot, between 1610 and 1711. It is the continuation of a larger project attempting to divine infanticide among married couples in early modern Western Europe. By comparing observed sex ratios (OSRs) in baptisms with the Universal Sex Ratio at Birth (USRB) established by Visaria (1967) it has been suggested a number of times that significant and patterned deviations represent sex-selective infanticide. In the case of Villeneuve, swift shifts between preponderances of girl children and boy children during crises suggest compensatory practice, purposefully engaged in to even out potentially imbalanced sex ratios among adults later. In this way it may be suggested that the preference for boys or girls in Villeneuve over time was balanced, based on circumstance, rather than some inherent perceived value of boys over girls.2014-03-31T15:47:09Z2014-03-31T15:47:09Z2014-03-312014-03-21Thesishttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/47611en
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topic Sex Ratios
Infanticide
Early Modern France
spellingShingle Sex Ratios
Infanticide
Early Modern France
Rossi, Domenic John
Patterns in Sex Ratios from Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 1610-1711
description This study analyzes sex ratios garnered from one hundred and one years of baptismal records from the south-western French town of Villeneuve-sur-Lot, between 1610 and 1711. It is the continuation of a larger project attempting to divine infanticide among married couples in early modern Western Europe. By comparing observed sex ratios (OSRs) in baptisms with the Universal Sex Ratio at Birth (USRB) established by Visaria (1967) it has been suggested a number of times that significant and patterned deviations represent sex-selective infanticide. In the case of Villeneuve, swift shifts between preponderances of girl children and boy children during crises suggest compensatory practice, purposefully engaged in to even out potentially imbalanced sex ratios among adults later. In this way it may be suggested that the preference for boys or girls in Villeneuve over time was balanced, based on circumstance, rather than some inherent perceived value of boys over girls.
author Rossi, Domenic John
author_facet Rossi, Domenic John
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title Patterns in Sex Ratios from Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 1610-1711
title_short Patterns in Sex Ratios from Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 1610-1711
title_full Patterns in Sex Ratios from Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 1610-1711
title_fullStr Patterns in Sex Ratios from Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 1610-1711
title_full_unstemmed Patterns in Sex Ratios from Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 1610-1711
title_sort patterns in sex ratios from villeneuve-sur-lot, 1610-1711
publishDate 2014
url http://hdl.handle.net/10222/47611
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