Publication: Salud, ambiente y bienestar biológico : la estatura en el municipio de Cartagena (siglo XIX).
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Martínez Carrión, José Miguel
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Editora Regional de Murcia
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Murcia : Editora Regional de Murcia
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Este artículo analiza las tallas de los mozos del término municipal de Cartagena en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX con el objetivo de explorar las relaciones entre el bienestar biológico y los contextos ambientales. Destaca que la estatura fue sensible a la coyuntura económica y demográfica y al medio ambiente que conocieron los mozos en sus distintos contextos ecológicos. El impacto del trabajo infantil, las enfermedades y los ambientes que respiraron fueron decisivos en la evolución de las tallas, cuyos comportamientos en general muestran unos bajos niveles de vida hasta las generaciones de finales de la centuria. Los resultados muestran, además, que la estatura es un proxy adecuado para medir la desigualdad social en los distintos contextos ecológicos.
The present article analyzes conscripts’ stature from Cartagena in the second half of the XIXth century aiming to explore the relationships between biological well-being and environment. Conscripts’ stature was affected by economic and demographic issues together with environmental conditions. The impact of children’s labour, diseases and breathedin areas were relevant in stature evolution, showing very low standards of living up to the end of this century. Results also suggest that stature is a proper proxy to measure social disparity and inequality in varying ecological settings.
The present article analyzes conscripts’ stature from Cartagena in the second half of the XIXth century aiming to explore the relationships between biological well-being and environment. Conscripts’ stature was affected by economic and demographic issues together with environmental conditions. The impact of children’s labour, diseases and breathedin areas were relevant in stature evolution, showing very low standards of living up to the end of this century. Results also suggest that stature is a proper proxy to measure social disparity and inequality in varying ecological settings.
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