Blar i Institutt for moderne samfunnshistorie på forfatter "Marco-Gracia, Francisco"
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Assessing gender discrimination during infancy and childhood using twins: The case of rural Spain, 1750-1950
Beltrán Tapia, Francisco Javier; Marco-Gracia, Francisco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article uncovers the existence of discriminatory practices in pre-industrial Spain by examining the fate of twins. The analysis of the complete parish registers of a small rural area (17 villages) shows that female ... -
Death, sex, and fertility: female infanticide in rural Spain, 1750–1950
Beltrán Tapia, Francisco Javier; Marco-Gracia, Francisco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Relying on longitudinal micro data from rural Spain between 1750 and 1950, this article evidences that families mortally neglected a significant fraction of their female babies. Firstly, baptism records exhibited exceptionally ... -
Son preference, gender discrimination and missing girls in rural Spain, 1750-1950
Beltrán Tapia, Francisco Javier; Marco-Gracia, Francisco (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Relying on longitudinal microdata from a Spanish rural region between 1750 and 1950 (almost 35,000 life courses), this article provides evidence that discriminatory practices affected sex-specific mortality during infancy ...