In Norway, More Sun Means Fewer Children - And Grandchildren
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 17:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Gine Roll Skjaervoe at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Department of Biology has studied church records from the period 1750-1900 and looked at life history variables: how old were women when they had their first child, and their last? How many years passed between the birth of each child, and how many of these children survived? How many of these children were in turn married and had children? All told, she studied information from more than 9,000 people listed in the church records she examined. read more