
Ireland's Children
Quality of Life, Stress, and Child Development in the Famine Era
Thomas E. Jordan(Author)
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 24. November 1998
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-313-30752-2 (ISBN)
Description
A quantitative analysis of the situation of Ireland's children during the famine era (1841-1861), this study utilizes census data to construct a series of indices to measure the quality of life for children in each of Ireland's 32 counties. While relatively little is known about the particular effects of the famine on childhood, census records from 1841, 1851, and 1861 do exist. Jordan also considers anthropometric data on military recruits, emigration figures, school enrollment, church records, and contemporary accounts to build a picture of Ireland's children.
This comparative approach provides a wealth of information on family life in Ireland at both the county and the provincial levels. It addresses the role of home and school as a model of socialization and the use of emigration as a coping device. The author also explores the social climate created by the 1838 Poor Law. Ultimately, the stress of struggling to survive the natural disaster of the famine, combined with the political developments of the day, had a devastating effect on the young.
This comparative approach provides a wealth of information on family life in Ireland at both the county and the provincial levels. It addresses the role of home and school as a model of socialization and the use of emigration as a coping device. The author also explores the social climate created by the 1838 Poor Law. Ultimately, the stress of struggling to survive the natural disaster of the famine, combined with the political developments of the day, had a devastating effect on the young.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
505 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-30752-2 (9780313307522)
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THOMAS E. JORDAN is Emeritus Curators' Professor of Child Development at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. His research addresses aspects of childhood in which stress is an element. As the author of 25 books and monographs, he has stressed empirical methods in studies of handicapped children, birth cohorts, and historical archives. His last four books addressed human development in 19th-century Britain. In 1998, he edited a two-volume edition of the Irish censuses, 1821-1911.
Content
Preface
Introduction
Childhood
The Ambiance
Estimating Children's Quality of Life
Education
Physical Development of Recruits
Human Development in an Era of Stress
References
Index
Introduction
Childhood
The Ambiance
Estimating Children's Quality of Life
Education
Physical Development of Recruits
Human Development in an Era of Stress
References
Index