More than a Leap of Faith: The Impact of Biological and Religious Correlates on Reproductive Behavior

Kemkes-Grottenthaler, Ariane

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“…Hence, the majority of inhabitants were farmers. Marital reproductive schedules conformed to the expected pattern of families found in pretransitional Europe, which exhibits a certain measure of deliberate fertility control (Kemkes-Grottenthaler, 2003a). For a more comprehensive historical and sociocultural review of the area, see Drechsel and Fouquet (1989).…”

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confidence: 66%

Secondary sex ratio variation during stressful times: The impact of the French Revolutionary Wars on a German parish (1787–1802)

Kemkes¹

2006

Am. J. Hum. Biol.

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The observation that declines in the human secondary sex ratio (SSR) may be linked to stressful periconceptional periods has received considerable attention (Catalano [2003] Hum Reprod 18:1972-1975; Catalano et al. [2005] Int J Epidemiol 34:944-948, [2005] Hum Reprod 20:1221-1227, [2005] Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 19:413-420). For the purpose of testing the external validity of this phenomenon, birth records from four German village genealogies (N = 1,048) were analyzed to study the impact of the French Revolutionary Wars (1787-1802) on the proportion of male births. All births were subdivided into three cohorts (prewar, 1787-1792; war, 1792-1797; and postwar, 1797-1802). Differences in SSR between cohorts achieved statistical significance (chi2= 7.695; df = 2; P = 0.021). In addition, changes in SSR before, during, and after the wars were monitored by risk analysis. Using the SSR of the prewar period as a control, the results of the war cohort failed to achieve statistical significance (regression coefficient, -0.257; ExpB= 0.773; P = 0.118), while the odds reduction of 32.3% in the postwar period proved to be statistically significant (regression coefficient, -0.390; ExpB= 0.677; P = 0.006). It is hypothesized that the experience of postwar economic hardship (attributable to lowered food availability paired with dietary changes) represents the most likely proximate cause. The study also finds evidence of a parental sex ratio manipulation strategy meant to offset the female-biased SSR after the wars. It is argued that from an evolutionary perspective both the decline in SSR in response to stress as well as parental manipulation of the tertiary sex ratio convey reproductive advantages.

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Section: Sample Compositionmentioning

confidence: 66%

Secondary sex ratio variation during stressful times: The impact of the French Revolutionary Wars on a German parish (1787–1802)

Kemkes¹

2006

Am. J. Hum. Biol.

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“…The lowest number of marriages was recorded in March (Lent), and in the summer, when the parishioners were absorbed by field work. The same was true of Protestants from historical Western Europe: in rural Alsace (McQuillan, 1999) and in German villages (Kemkes-Grottenthaler, 2003a;Knodel, 1988). Fitting wedding dates into the liturgical calendar was also observed in the 19th-century Polish territories, in the Lutheran parishes of Rza˛śnik (Górna, 1984) and Kaczorów (Ba˛k, 1994).…”

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“…Budnik, 2005;Henneberg, 1977b;Kemkes-Grottenthaler, 2003a;Knodel, 1988;Makowski, 1992) or even the size of the place of residence (e.g. Brodnicka, 1968;Daszkiewicz-Ordyłowska, 1995;Spychała, 1995), rather than with a religious denomination (Golde, 1975;Kemkes-Grottenthaler, 2003a;Knodel, 1988;Liczbińska, 2012;McQuillan, 1999). Henneberg (1977b) claimed, with regard to the Catholic Parish of Szczepanowo in Greater Poland, that the decrease in the average age of brides and grooms recorded there after enfranchisement was related to improvement in the economic situation of rural areas, which made it easier to decide on starting a family.…”

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“…The annual rhythm of marriage is associated mostly with the liturgical calendar (e.g. Budnik, 2005;Domżol, 2002;Dribe & van de Putte, 2012;Kemkes-Grottenthaler, 2003a;Knodel, 1988;Kuklo, 2009;Kuklo & Kamecka, 2003;McQuillan, 1999;Piasecki, 1990;Puch, 1993;Rejman, 2006;van Poppel, 1995).…”

Section: Seasonality Of Marriagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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More than a Leap of Faith: The Impact of Biological and Religious Correlates on Reproductive Behavior

Cited by 8 publications

References 42 publications

Secondary sex ratio variation during stressful times: The impact of the French Revolutionary Wars on a German parish (1787–1802)

Secondary sex ratio variation during stressful times: The impact of the French Revolutionary Wars on a German parish (1787–1802)

Marriage patterns among Lutherans from the parish of Trzebosz in the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century

Ecological Conditions vs. Religious Denomination. Mortality Among Catholics and Lutherans in Nineteenth-Century Poznań

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