Adoption by rank on Ifaluk
article 1988 Betzig, Laura L.

Woleai RegionOceania > Micronesia
This article examines relations between adoption and rank based on statistical comparison of adaptive patterns among four categories of people in Ifaluk, namely; chiefs, successors, salaried m...

Redistribution
essay 1988 Betzig, Laura L.

Woleai RegionOceania > Micronesia
This article argues that Ifaluk chiefs strategically manipulated their customarily accepted roles as redistributors of collectively pooled resources to promote their own personal self-interest...

Childcare on Ifaluk
article 1989 Betzig, Laura L. et al.

Woleai RegionOceania > Micronesia
This articles assesses the value of coopeative childcare on Ifaluk based on demographic and behavioral data obtained through census and observation. Results suggest that women on Ifaluk, like ...