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Stature and education among Roma women: taller stature is associated with better educational and economic outcomes

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2019
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Čvorović, Jelena
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The association between body height and educational outcome, as measured by years of completed schooling, was investigated among Roma women in Serbia in 2014–2018. Height, demographic data, level of schooling and reproductive histories were collected from 691 Roma women aged between 16 and 80 years living in rural settlements in central and western Serbia. Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that short stature was associated with an increased risk of low education, possibly as a result of poor growth and developmental disadvantage in early life. Roma cultural practices were also shown to influence the school achievement of these Roma girls: in addition to height, education was positively associated with a higher bride price and better socioeconomic status, as acquired through marriage. For Roma women, height might influence not only their level of education but also their lifetime prospects.
Keywords:
stature / education / Roma women
Source:
Journal of Biosocial Science, 2019
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  • Cambridge Core
Funding / projects:
  • Identity Strategies: Contemporary Culture and Religiosity (RS-177028)

DOI: 10.1017/S0021932019000427

ISSN: 0021-9320

WoS: 000544652000008

Scopus: 2-s2.0-85067975307
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https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6781
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https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/6781
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was investigated among Roma women in Serbia in 2014–2018. Height, demographic data, level of
schooling and reproductive histories were collected from 691 Roma women aged between 16 and 80 years
living in rural settlements in central and western Serbia. Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed
that short stature was associated with an increased risk of low education, possibly as a result of poor growth
and developmental disadvantage in early life. Roma cultural practices were also shown to influence the
school achievement of these Roma girls: in addition to height, education was positively associated with
a higher bride price and better socioeconomic status, as acquired through marriage. For Roma women,
height might influence not only their level of education but also their lifetime prospects.
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@article{
author = "Čvorović, Jelena",
year = "2019",
abstract = "The association between body height and educational outcome, as measured by years of completed schooling,
was investigated among Roma women in Serbia in 2014–2018. Height, demographic data, level of
schooling and reproductive histories were collected from 691 Roma women aged between 16 and 80 years
living in rural settlements in central and western Serbia. Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed
that short stature was associated with an increased risk of low education, possibly as a result of poor growth
and developmental disadvantage in early life. Roma cultural practices were also shown to influence the
school achievement of these Roma girls: in addition to height, education was positively associated with
a higher bride price and better socioeconomic status, as acquired through marriage. For Roma women,
height might influence not only their level of education but also their lifetime prospects.",
publisher = "Cambridge Core",
journal = "Journal of Biosocial Science",
title = "Stature and education among Roma women: taller stature is associated with better educational and economic outcomes",
doi = "10.1017/S0021932019000427",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6781"
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Čvorović, J.. (2019). Stature and education among Roma women: taller stature is associated with better educational and economic outcomes. in Journal of Biosocial Science
Cambridge Core..
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932019000427
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6781
Čvorović J. Stature and education among Roma women: taller stature is associated with better educational and economic outcomes. in Journal of Biosocial Science. 2019;.
doi:10.1017/S0021932019000427
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6781 .
Čvorović, Jelena, "Stature and education among Roma women: taller stature is associated with better educational and economic outcomes" in Journal of Biosocial Science (2019),
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932019000427 .,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6781 .

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