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Women and modern marriage among the Orokaivans

Canberra anthropology12 (1-2)Published In 1989 • Pages: 28-47

By: Newton, Janice.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this paper Newton argues that urbanization, migration and mobility have decreased the autonomy of married women and increased the vulnerability of particular categories of marriage. The first part of the paper describes the mechanisms contributing to this vulnerability, while the second part discusses the economic implications of brideprice on the autonomy of women in marriage (p. 28).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Sociocultural trends
Urban and rural life
Marriage
Basis of marriage
Regulation of marriage
Mode of marriage
Arranging a marriage
Residence
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Orokaiva
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2004
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Oceania
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Melanesia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
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.
4: Excellent Secondary 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 ; 2002
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
Oct.1971-Apr.1978, May-Aug. 1979, Aug. 1982
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1920s-1982
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Koropata 2 Village, Northern (Oro) Province, Papua New Guinea
NotesAdditional notes
Janice Newton
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
86642617
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Orokaiva (Papua New Guinea people)