Growing taller, living longer? Anthropometric history and the future of old age
Harris, Bernard (1997) Growing taller, living longer? Anthropometric history and the future of old age. Ageing and Society, 17 (5). pp. 491-512.
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In recent years, economic and social historians have made increasing use of anthropometric records (principally, records of human height and weight) to investigate changes in human health and well-being. This paper summarises some of the main ®ndings of this research and demonstrates the remarkable increases in human height which have occurred during the course of the present century. The paper also examines the relationship between changes in average height and changes in life expectancy. Although most of the evidence assembled by anthropometric historians has been derived from records relating to schoolchildren and young adults, their work has profound implications for the study of health in old age. The concluding section examines the relevance of this work to current debates on the decline of mortality, the `compression of morbidity' and the future of social policy.
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Item type: Article ID code: 46278 Dates: DateEvent1997PublishedSubjects: Medicine > Public aspects of medicine > Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfareDepartment: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Policy Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 12 Dec 2013 12:56 Last modified: 08 Apr 2024 20:58 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/46278