essay

Population replacement and persistence

turkana herders of the dry savanna : ecology and biobehavioral response of nomads to an uncertain environmentOxford • Published In 1999 • Pages: 280-301

By: Leslie, Paul W., Dyson-Hudson, Rada, Fry, Peggy H..

Abstract
This document considers some of the cultural determinants of fertility among the Turkana of Kenya. The focus is on demographic and life-history phenomena (primarily nuptiality and mortality) that are important for understanding population replacement and persistence.
Subjects
Birth statistics
Mortality
Illegitimacy
Infant feeding
Childbirth
Labor supply and employment
Basis of marriage
Mode of marriage
Premarital sex relations
Polygamy
Secondary marriages
Termination of marriage
Regulation of marriage
culture
Turkana
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Types
Biologist
Anthropologist
Ecologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
Field Date
1980-1996
Coverage Date
1980-1999
Coverage Place
Turkana, Kenya
Notes
Paul W. Leslie, Rada Dyson-Hudson, and Peggy H. Fry
For bibliographical references see document 24: Little and Leslie
LCCN
99219983
LCSH
Turkana (African people)