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London publishes study on fertility differences in early 20th century

May 1, 2019

Disease, Plantation Development, and Race-Related Differences in Fertility in the Early Twentieth-Century American South

Cheryl Elman, Robert A. McGuire & Andrew S. London

American Journal of Sociology, May 2019

Andrew S. London

Andrew S. London


"Disease, Plantation Development, and Race-Related Differences in Fertility in the Early Twentieth-Century American South," co-authored by Associate Dean Andrew London, was published in the American Journal of Sociology. The study examines race-related differences in child mortality and fertility in the American South in 1910, a time when the South was predominantly rural. The authors found that white women’s fertility was lower where land improvement and school enrollment were higher. African-American women’s fertility was lower in health-place contexts of higher malaria mortality and greater plantation development. 05/01/19