Young Lads and Old Tars: Changing Age Structure of the Nordic Sailors, 1750s–1930s

Autor:	Jari Ojala, Jari Eloranta, Jaakko Pehkonen, Anu Ojala
Přispěvatelé:	University of Helsinki, Academic Disciplines of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economic and Social History
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	History Child labor Technological-change Sea teknologinen kehitys merimiehet Jobs historia 5202 Economic and Social History Wage inequality Merchant-marine Swedish Decline merenkulku Future Economic-growth Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Zdroj:	Social Science History. 46:861-886
ISSN:	1527-8034 0145-5532
DOI:	10.1017/ssh.2022.16
Popis:	This article analyzes the changing age structure of Swedish and Finnish sailors for almost 200 years. We show that the proportion of the youngest men increased during the age of sail (i.e., the older technology). The average age increased significantly during the early twentieth century as steam (i.e., the newer technology) replaced sail in Nordic shipping. Thus, a technological revolution did not displace the older workers, but rather diminished the demand for the younger ones. This study shows, however, that technological changes were not the only drivers of changes in the age structure of Nordic sailors. Institutional and societal changes also played an important role, though they were at least partly coevolving with the technological changes. This study also shows that the maritime industry experienced professionalization especially during the latter part of the period.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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