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Childcare on Ifaluk

Zeitschrift fnr Ethnologie114 • Published In 1989 • Pages: 161-177

By: Betzig, Laura L., Harrigan, Alisa, Turke, Paul.

Abstract
This articles assesses the value of coopeative childcare on Ifaluk based on demographic and behavioral data obtained through census and observation. Results suggest that women on Ifaluk, like women in other traditional cultures, might augment their fertility by raising their children cooperatively.
Subjects
Settlement patterns
Division of labor by gender
Household
Family relationships
Extended families
Kin relationships
Grandparents and grandchildren
Conception
Childbirth
Child care
Students
culture
Woleai Region
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Micronesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2005
Field Date
July - November, 1983; January - April, 1987
Coverage Date
1938-1987
Coverage Place
Ifaluk, Federated States of Micronesia
Notes
Laura Betzig, Alisa Harrigan, Paul Turke
Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-177)
LCCN
2004265250
LCSH
Ifaluk Atoll (Micronesia)