Alice Velková
Biographic Data
| ID | 6461900 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alice Velková |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alice |
| FAMILY NAME | Velková |
| SIGNATURE | VELKOVÁ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3571-7661 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Vliv sociálního postavení otce a tchána na kariéru okresních hejtmanů v Čechách v letech 1861–1926
Stress and survival
This study explores the relationship of lifestyle, particularly stress associated with geographic mobility, and infant and child mortality within elite families in historical land of Bohemia (1816–1920). Using a dataset of senior civil servants and members of parliament (MPs), we assess the probability of survival to ages one and five in relation to demographic factors (number of siblings, birth order, maternal age, and year of birth) and context…
Climbing up the Social Ladder?
Social mobility is about climbing the societal ladder, or switching to a better, more promising or rewarding position. But how does this work for those already atop or very close to it? Climbing up the Social Ladder? explores instances of social mobility among different types of positional, decisional and status-defined elites in East-Central Europe during the long 19 th century, at individual or group level.
Influence of parental death on child mortality and the phenomenon of the stepfamily in western Bohemia in 1708–1834
The aim of this study is to examine, to what extent the chance of survival of children under 5 years of age was influenced by a biological parent's death in the region of western Bohemia. Young children's mortality is considered in relation to family structure, since persons raising the child in its early childhood significantly influenced the quality of child care. Given the gender-specific division of labour in pre-modern families we focus chie…
The role of the manor in property transfers of serf holdings in Bohemia in the period of the ‘second serfdom’
In Bohemia, the period of the so-called ‘second serfdom’ is usually seen as one in which the powers of individual landlords were significantly reinforced, enabling them to interfere in various area
Women between a new marriage and an independent position
This article discusses the position of widowed rural women in early 19th-century Bohemia. It focuses on women who had been married to full peasant farmers, holders of smaller farmsteads or cottagers. The data collected are based on the method of family reconstruction, which made it possible to carry out an in-depth examination of the background of individual widows as well as of the factors which influenced the widows' future
Women between a new marriage and an independent position
This article discusses the position of widowed rural women in early 19th-century Bohemia. It focuses on women who had been married to full peasant farmers, holders of smaller farmsteads or cottagers. The data collected are based on the method of family reconstruction, which made it possible to carry out an in-depth examination of the background of individual widows as well as of the factors which influenced the widows' future
The role of the manor in property transfers of serf holdings in Bohemia in the period of the ‘second serfdom’
In Bohemia, the period of the so-called ‘second serfdom’ is usually seen as one in which the powers of individual landlords were significantly reinforced, enabling them to interfere in various area
Influence of parental death on child mortality and the phenomenon of the stepfamily in western Bohemia in 1708–1834
The aim of this study is to examine, to what extent the chance of survival of children under 5 years of age was influenced by a biological parent's death in the region of western Bohemia. Young children's mortality is considered in relation to family structure, since persons raising the child in its early childhood significantly influenced the quality of child care. Given the gender-specific division of labour in pre-modern families we focus chie…
Women between a new marriage and an independent position
This article discusses the position of widowed rural women in early 19th-century Bohemia. It focuses on women who had been married to full peasant farmers, holders of smaller farmsteads or cottagers. The data collected are based on the method of family reconstruction, which made it possible to carry out an in-depth examination of the background of individual widows as well as of the factors which influenced the widows' future
The role of the manor in property transfers of serf holdings in Bohemia in the period of the ‘second serfdom’
In Bohemia, the period of the so-called ‘second serfdom’ is usually seen as one in which the powers of individual landlords were significantly reinforced, enabling them to interfere in various area
Influence of parental death on child mortality and the phenomenon of the stepfamily in western Bohemia in 1708–1834
The aim of this study is to examine, to what extent the chance of survival of children under 5 years of age was influenced by a biological parent's death in the region of western Bohemia. Young children's mortality is considered in relation to family structure, since persons raising the child in its early childhood significantly influenced the quality of child care. Given the gender-specific division of labour in pre-modern families we focus chie…
Climbing up the Social Ladder?
Social mobility is about climbing the societal ladder, or switching to a better, more promising or rewarding position. But how does this work for those already atop or very close to it? Climbing up the Social Ladder? explores instances of social mobility among different types of positional, decisional and status-defined elites in East-Central Europe during the long 19 th century, at individual or group level.
Stress and survival
This study explores the relationship of lifestyle, particularly stress associated with geographic mobility, and infant and child mortality within elite families in historical land of Bohemia (1816–1920). Using a dataset of senior civil servants and members of parliament (MPs), we assess the probability of survival to ages one and five in relation to demographic factors (number of siblings, birth order, maternal age, and year of birth) and context…
Vliv sociálního postavení otce a tchána na kariéru okresních hejtmanů v Čechách v letech 1861–1926
Central European national history (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (2 works) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Archaeology (1 works)