First names given in France, 1800–2019: a window into the process of individualization
What can first names tell us about populations of the past, as well as our present day? This article uses the number and distribution of first names given to newborns in France from 1800 to 2019 as an indicator of the degree of individualization, i.e. parents’ willingness to give their child a uniqu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics
2022-09-01
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Series: | Население и экономика |
Online Access: | https://populationandeconomics.pensoft.net/article/81580/download/pdf/ |