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Université de Fribourg

Ideologies, gender and school policy : a comparative study of two Swiss regions (1860-1930)

Praz, Anne-Françoise

In: Paedagogica Historica: International, 2006, vol. 42, no. 3, p. 345-361

Switzerland provides an interesting case study for the development of educational policies. As a result of federalism, each state – called a canton – worked out its own school system in relative independence. How can various political and religious environments generate different educational systems according to gender? Which factors promote or hamper gender equality in school policy and...

Université de Fribourg

Infant mortality and religious culture: a comparative approach of two Swiss states (1860-1930)

Praz, Anne-Françoise

In: Religion: Beliefs, theories and societal effects, 2011, p. 1-31

At the end of nineteenth century, infant mortality in the Catholic canton of Fribourg was one of the highest in Switzerland; in the neighbouring Protestant canton of Vaud, it was well below the national average. To what extent can these differences be attributed to religious culture? After an overview of some hypotheses that have been used to explain religious differentials in infant mortality,...

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