essay
Windows on the world
Kiribati: a changing atoll culture • [suva, Fiji] • Published In 1985 • Pages: 123-139
By: Bataua, Batiri T..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work describes the impact of radio, newspapers, and cinema on Kiribati culture and society. On the positive side, their popularity, especially radio and newspapers, has enabled government agencies and civic groups to disseminate information on a range of cultural themes, including legends, biographies, manners, and economically useful skills. On the negative side, the popularity of foreign music and cinema among youth is threatening the continuity of traditional Kiribati music, games and language. The author advocates regulating the media for both content and language use. For maps, glossary, and bibliography see Mason (1985).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Dissemination of news and information
- Press
- Radio and television
- Public opinion
- Music
- Recreational facilities
- Motion picture industry
- Photography
- Political movements
- Speech
- Acculturation and culture contact
- 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
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Educator
- Indigenous Person
- 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
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2016
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1970-1985
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1952-1985
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Republic of Kiribati
- NotesAdditional notes
- Batiri T. Bataua ; photographs by Tony Whincup
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86214124
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kiribati--Social life and customs
- Kiribati--Social conditions