A deadly discrimination among Montreal infants, 1860-1900

Authors
Thornton, P Olson, S
Citation
P. Thornton et S. Olson, A deadly discrimination among Montreal infants, 1860-1900, CONT CHANGE, 16, 2001, pp. 95-135
Citations number
78
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology & Antropology
Journal title
CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
ISSN journal
02684160 → ACNP
Volume
16
Year of publication
2001
Part
1
Pages
95 - 135
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-4160(200105)16:<95:ADDAMI>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
We compare Montreal's three largest cultural communities - French Canadian, Irish Catholic, and Angle-Protestant - with respect to infant survival ove r the forty years 1860-1900. From three birth cohorts we present evidence f or a powerful and persistent cultural dimension which outweighs distinction s of social status. The local cultural mite offers insights into mechanisms operating through a chain of cultural practices, property interests, ethni c politics, and spatial segregation.