Book
Mating as a reproductive strategy: a Black Carib example
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1989 • Pages:
By: McCommon, Carolyn Sue.
Abstract
The focus of this study is the examination of the basic nature of the Garifuna mating system. The analysis uses some of the principles of biological theories relating to sexual and kin selection (p. iii). The data used in this source were obtained from interviews with Garifuna women in Sambo Crique, Honduras. McCommon's Garifuna data show that a woman's mating pattern -- legal/religious, co-residential, extra-residential, or single -- is related to her perceived ability to choose the best source of support, not only for herself, but also for her children and other consanguines. According to the author, these mating decisions '...can be measured by variation in reproductive accomplishments' (p. iii). These data agree with previous studies of Caribbean mating patterns.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Central America
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1980-1981
- Field Date
- 1980-1981
- Coverage Date
- 1980-1981
- Coverage Place
- Sambo Crique, Honduras
- Notes
- [by] Carolyn Sue McCommon
- UM8305673
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-149)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- State College, Pennsylvania State University, 1982
- LCSH
- Garifuna (Caribbean people)