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A deadly discrimination among Montreal infants, 1860–1900

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2001

PATRICIA THORNTON  and
SHERRY OLSON
PATRICIA THORNTON
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, Concordia University.
SHERRY OLSON
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, McGill University.
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Abstract

We compare Montreal's three largest cultural communities – French Canadian, Irish Catholic, and Anglo-Protestant – with respect to infant survival over the forty years 1860–1900. From three birth cohorts we present evidence for a powerful and persistent cultural dimension which outweighs distinctions of social status. The local cultural mix offers insights into mechanisms operating through a chain of cultural practices, property interests, ethnic politics, and spatial segregation.

Type
Research article
Information
Continuity and Change , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , May 2001 , pp. 95 - 135
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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