The Rhythm of Conceptions. Seasonality of Births in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1800–1940
The seasonality of births provides us with insights into the economic, cultural, and biological effects on the private lives of our predecessors in time. This comparison between two culturally very different societies results in the conclusion that there is an amazing geographic and historical stabi...
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| description | The seasonality of births provides us with insights into the economic, cultural, and biological effects on the private lives of our predecessors in time. This comparison between two culturally very different societies results in the conclusion that there is an amazing geographic and historical stability in the patterns of seasonality in conceptions, both in Taiwan and in the Netherlands. Economic and cultural variables only have a minor influence. The fact that a biological variable like temperature is so dominant in the Taiwanese case suggests that future studies may benefit from focusing more on the biological determinants of human behaviour. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-60116e313ba84cb483e853b61692fa792025-02-02T01:05:04ZengInternational Institute of Social HistoryHistorical Life Course Studies2352-63432021-03-011010.51964/hlcs9573The Rhythm of Conceptions. Seasonality of Births in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1800–1940Theo EngelenThe seasonality of births provides us with insights into the economic, cultural, and biological effects on the private lives of our predecessors in time. This comparison between two culturally very different societies results in the conclusion that there is an amazing geographic and historical stability in the patterns of seasonality in conceptions, both in Taiwan and in the Netherlands. Economic and cultural variables only have a minor influence. The fact that a biological variable like temperature is so dominant in the Taiwanese case suggests that future studies may benefit from focusing more on the biological determinants of human behaviour.https://openjournals.nl/index.php/hlcs/article/view/9573SeasonalityFertilityHistorical demographyTaiwanThe Netherlands |
| spellingShingle | Theo Engelen The Rhythm of Conceptions. Seasonality of Births in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1800–1940 Historical Life Course Studies Seasonality Fertility Historical demography Taiwan The Netherlands |
| title | The Rhythm of Conceptions. Seasonality of Births in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1800–1940 |
| title_full | The Rhythm of Conceptions. Seasonality of Births in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1800–1940 |
| title_fullStr | The Rhythm of Conceptions. Seasonality of Births in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1800–1940 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Rhythm of Conceptions. Seasonality of Births in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1800–1940 |
| title_short | The Rhythm of Conceptions. Seasonality of Births in Taiwan and the Netherlands, 1800–1940 |
| title_sort | rhythm of conceptions seasonality of births in taiwan and the netherlands 1800 1940 |
| topic | Seasonality Fertility Historical demography Taiwan The Netherlands |
| url | https://openjournals.nl/index.php/hlcs/article/view/9573 |
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