Gender-Specific Life Expectancy in Europe 1850–2010
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Gender-Specific Life Expectancy in Europe 1850–2010

  1. 222 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Gender-Specific Life Expectancy in Europe 1850–2010

About this book

It was not until the 1850s that the average life expectancy in women began to rise noticeably in Germany and Europe. Up to the 1980s it increased in waves. Since then the gender gap has gradually decreased and settled. For decades demographers, historians, medical researchers and health scientists have provided partial explanations for this phenomenon. This volume now presents a comparison of seven Central, Western and Northern European countries spanning one and a half centuries: some of the selected countries took part in both World Wars, others remained neutral; in some countries the rate of smoking varies, others have widely differing female occupation rates. As a result of this comparison, the varying effects of biological and socio-cultural influences on the gender gap and the reversal of this secular trend can be placed with much greater scientific precision than before. The volume also contributes to objectify the public debate on the gender gap and its implications for health policy.

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Yes, you can access Gender-Specific Life Expectancy in Europe 1850–2010 by Martin Dinges,Andreas Weigl in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & History Reference. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9783515112758
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
History Reference
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction - The drifting apart of gender-specific life expectancies in Europe 1850–2010
  3. Germany and Austria
  4. Western Europe, Belgium and the Netherlands
  5. Sweden
  6. Switzerland
  7. Conclusions - Gender gap similarities and differences in Europe
  8. Authors