essay

Makin and the outside world

pacific atoll populations (3) • Published In 1975 • Pages: 212-285

By: Lambert, Bernd.

Abstract
This document integrates data from archival sources, census data, and oral histories to reconstruct demographic changes in Makin and Butaritari. It shows that on the eve of World War II the population of both communities was more than double what it was in the early 1900s. Population declined substantially in the wake of the war, mainly due to migration to other parts of the Gilbert Islands and beyond, so that by the 1970s about one-fifth of the people lived outside the two communities. The author notes the effects of these dynamics on family life, marriage choice, and the traditional authority of elders.
Subjects
Population
Composition of population
Birth statistics
Mortality
Population policy
External relations
Labor supply and employment
Family relationships
Acculturation and culture contact
Functional and adaptational interpretations
culture
Kiribati
HRAF PubDate
2018
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Micronesia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2016
Field Date
1959-1961, 1970-1972
Coverage Date
1840-1972
Coverage Place
Makin and Butaritari, Northern Kiribati Islands, Republic of Kiribati
Notes
Bernd Lambert
Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-285)
LCCN
75001264
LCSH
Kiribati