Ireland's Children: Quality of Life, Stress, and Child Development in the Famine Era

by Thomas E. Jordan

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A quantitative analysis of the situation of Ireland's children during the famine era (1841-1861), this study utilizes census data to construct a series of indices to measure the quality of life for children in each of Ireland's 32 counties. While relatively little is known about the particular effects of the famine on childhood, census records from 1841, 1851, and 1861 do exist. Jordan also considers anthropometric data on military recruits, emigration...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0313307520

ISBN13:9780313307522

Release Date:November 1998

Publisher:Praeger

Length:216 Pages

Weight:1.14 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"

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History Social Science Social Sciences

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