In:
Journal of Biosocial Science, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 13, No. 3 ( 1981-07), p. 253-260
Abstract:
Atoll-dwelling people of Tokelau in the central Pacific have been studied in their home environment and after migration to the industrial culture of New Zealand (NZ). The NZ migrants reflect the predominantly male and young composition of the migrating group. Recent migration has eased the lot of the surplus young women from Tokelau, resulting in earlier marriage and less long-term spinsterhood. The apparently higher fertility of women residing in NZ is largely explained by selection of female migrants who already have two or more children. Earlier menarche and earlier marriage in NZ probably contribute little. Future trends will be monitored, and a decline in migrant fertility is expected, if Tokelauans follow the pattern of other Polynesian migrants to urban environments.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-9320
,
1469-7599
DOI:
10.1017/S0021932000013444
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1981
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390961-X
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2000009-1
SSG:
12
