The Skewed Sex Ratio in a Medieval Population: A Reinterpretation
Michael Siegfried
The author examines the ninth-century French monastic tax rolls known as Carolingian polyptychs. These records have been used evidence of practice female infanticide since data indicate a skewed sex ratio favoring males. It is suggested that this imbalance in fact product undercounting females overrepresentation males religious setting and deliberate omissions from amongst other causes. (ANNOTATION)
Social Science History