Book
Inuit behavior and seasonal change in the Canadian Arctic
UMI Research Press • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1983 • Pages: 228
By: Condon, Richard G. (Richard Guy).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The goal of Condon's research is to investigate the effects of seasonal rhythmicity on human behavior and physiology in an isolated, relatively traditional Inuit settlement on Holman Island in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Condon provides a description of the physical environment and historical background of the area, followed by a complete ethnographic description of settlement life (ca. 1970-1980). In line with his main thesis, the author then discusses the various effects of extreme seasonal change upon physiological functioning, activity rhythms, birth seasonality, and social stress. The results of the research seem to '…indicate that the settlement population is extremely responsive to seasonal changes in temperature, photoperiod, and wind conditions. Even occupational adaptation appears to have only minimal mediating influence upon the behavioral and psysiological responsiveness of the local population, indicating the overporwering strength of arctic periodicity' (p. 205).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Adjustment processes
- Birth statistics
- Morbidity
- Annual cycle
- Alcoholic beverages
- Adolescence, adulthood, and old age
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Copper Inuit
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1996
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1995
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1978-1980
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 1970s-1980
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Holman Island, Northwest Territories, Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- Richard G. Condon
- This is a revision of the author's thesis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-223) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 83015556
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Copper Eskimos