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Reproduction in Truk
Ethnology • 2 • Published In 1963 • Pages: 526-540
By: Fischer, Ann.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source presents a succinct account of the beliefs and practices surrounding fertility, adoption, pregnancy and childbirth in Chuuk. Additional related information is also given on the desire for children, illegitimacy, abortion, infanticide, menstruation and general sex restrictions observed at various stages in the reproductive process. Fischer lived with a Chuukese family on Romonum for three months in 1949, moved to Moen for an eight month's stay and later went to Fefen in 1953 for an additional two weeks' field work.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reproduction
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chuuk
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1999
- 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.
- 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 ; 1964
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1949-1950, 1953
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1947-1955
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ann Fischer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 540)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 64005713
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Trukese (Micronesian people)