Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2021 Demographic Aspects of Human Wellbeing
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Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2021 Demographic Aspects of Human Wellbeing
ISSN 1728-4414
Print Edition ISSN 1728-5305 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-8707-3 Print Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-8784-4 Online Edition Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2021
2020, ONLINE FIRST
Bernard Harris
S. 91 - 123 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften doi:10.1553/populationyearbook2021.rev02
Abstract: It has often been recognised that the average height of a population is influencedby the economic, social and environmental conditions in which it finds itself, andthis insight has inspired a generation of historians to use anthropometric data toinvestigate the health and wellbeing of past populations. This paper reviews someof the main developments in the field, and assesses the extent to which heightremains a viable measure of historical wellbeing. It explores a number of differentissues, including the nature of human growth; the impact of variations in diet andexposure to disease; the role of ethnicity; the relationships between height, mortalityand labour productivity; and the “social value” of human stature. It concludes that,despite certain caveats, height has retained its capacity to act as a “mirror” of theconditions of past societies, and of the wellbeing of their members. Keywords: anthropometrics; height; health; wellbeing; standard of living Published Online: 2021/06/09 08:59:22 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x003c8cc4 Rights: .
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