Item #391
On the Titanic, the richest men (1st class) had a lower survival rate than the poorest women (32.57% vs. 46.06%)
Topic: Patriarchy
Source
Citation: British Parliamentary Papers, Shipping Casualties (Loss of the Steamship “Titanic”)
Author(s): Anesi
Institution(s):
Link: http://www.anesi.com/titanic.htm
Nation(s): international
Year(s): 1912
Source: Secondary
Type: Historical Document
Discussion
Objections/Rebuttals:
The Titanic was an exception. Typically, female survivability is lower than male survivability in 61% pf maritime disasters. [http://m.pnas.org/content/109/33/13220.full.pdf]
Counter-Objections/-Rebuttals:
Survivability receipt of preferential treatment. For example, in this study children had a lower survivability than women. Does this mean that the women were given preferential treatment to the children? More likely is that women are heartier than children and thus are better able to survive disaster conditions. In heartiness, women:children::male:female [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXynBwIrwqc&feature=youtu.be&t=31m50s]
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