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Household composition in the Tongan Islands: a question of options and alternatives

Journal of anthropological research • 31 • Published In 1975 • Pages: 235-259

By: Dector Korn, Shulamit Rose.

Abstract
Dector Korn argues that 'Tongan household structure is most clearly understood within a decision-making framework as the outcome of different ways of satisfying the material and social demands on the individuals and family groups who make up the households, considered in relation to the resources available to them' (p. 235). To demonstrate her point, she discusses variation in household structure, fluctuation of household composition, an example of a household, the criteria of economic viability, which is the principal reason that a number of families and/or individuals choose to form a single household, sources of household income, determinants of household composition, and a theoretical discussion of choice and decision.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Real property
Income and demand
Household
Nuclear family
Extended families
culture
Tongans
HRAF PubDate
2006
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Polynesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Martin J. Malone; 1978
Field Date
July 1969- May 1970
Coverage Date
1969-1970
Coverage Place
Village of Motulahi (pseudonym), Tongatapu Island, Tonga
Notes
Shulamit Rose Dector Korn
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
73645054
LCSH
Tongans