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Gender conflict and co-operation in reproductive decision-making in Micronesia
Journal of the Polynesian Society • 110 (4) • Published In 2001 • Pages: 391-400
By: Brewis, Alexandra.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document discusses variations in reproductive attitudes, motivations, and behaviors of Kiribati men and women. While linking these differences to long-standing gender roles, the study identifies specific conditions in which reproductive decision-making could cause either conflict or cooperation among married couples. Much of the conflict reported in interviews and focus group discussions relates to husbands’ fear that the availability of contraception might motivate wives to engage in extra-marital relations. The author advocates for acknowledging and managing male jealousy as a solution for promoting spousal cooperation in reproductive decision-making.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Population policy
- Gender roles and issues
- Gender status
- Childbirth
- Family relationships
- Ethnopsychology
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sexuality
- Extramarital sex relations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Kiribati
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2018
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Micronesia
- 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.
- Anthropologist
- 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
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2016
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1996
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1996
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tarawa, Maiana, and Onotoa, Kiribati Islands, Republic of Kiribati
- NotesAdditional notes
- Alexandra Brewis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 398-400)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 08012644
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kiribati