Migration and Health in a Small Society
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Migration and Health in a Small Society: The Case of Tokelau(8 Research Monographs in Human Population Biology)

Migration and Health in a Small Society: The Case of Tokelau(8 Research Monographs in Human Population Biology)


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Between 1965 and 1975, a large proportion of the population of Tokelau, a group of three tiny isolated atolls in the tropical South Pacific, migrated to New Zealand, where they became part of a cosmopolitan urban society. By 1985, two-thirds of all Tokelauans lived in New Zealand. This book traces the experience of the Tokelauans, both migrant and non-migrant, during the period 1965-85. The analysis is interdisciplinary, drawing upon historical, ethnographic, sociological, and epidemiological materials. Topics discussed include the ecology and history of Tokelau, the nature of Tokelauan culture and society, the problems of adaptation faced by migrants to New Zealand and their efforts to develop a viable Tokelauan community there, the impact of modernizing influences upon atoll society, changes in the health status of both migrant and non-migrant Tokelauans, and their relationship of social change to the health of the population. Special attention is paid to the hypothesis that the migrants' adaptation to modern urban society would lead to increased incidence of such chronic conditions as hypertension, coronary heart disease, asthma, and diabetes.

Table of Contents:
The Tokelau Island Migrant Study: an introduction; Part I: The homeland: The ecology and prehistory of Tokelau; The history of Tokelau: 1841 to 1948; The neo-traditional social order in Tokelau; Part II: The way to New Zealand: at home and abroad: Tokelau, New Zealand, and the United Nations: 1948 to 1984; Development and change on the atolls: 1967 to 1984; The migrants and their communities; Part III: The comparative study of Tokelauan communities: Demographic aspects of Tokelauan communities; Values, social structure, and change in Tokelauan society: the atolls; Social characteristics of the migrant communities; Tokelauan institution and assimilation in the migrant communities; Part IV: The health of a changing population: Health problems of Polynesians: a historical perspective; Health behaviour and health servies in Tokelau and New Zealand; Physiological consequences of migration and of changing life-styles; Migration and blood-pressure; Migration and chronic diseases; Epilogue: migration and health in a small society; Appendix A: A data-set for genetic epidemiology (by Cyril Chapman); Appendix B: Field and laboratory methods; References.

Review :
'The close cooperation with several sectors over an extensive period of time, and accompanied by an impressive thoroughness, has resulted in a collection of very interesting and important materials. The study is a record of the recent history of the Tokelau people, and may be useful to them as such. It will also be of considerable interest to scholars in the field of Pacific studies, and to the scientific community in general.' Ingjerd Hoem, University of Oslo, Pacific Viewpoint 34 (1993)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780198542629
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: 8 Research Monographs in Human Population Biology
  • Sub Title: The Case of Tokelau
  • Width: 163 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0198542623
  • Publisher Date: 14 May 1992
  • Height: 237 mm
  • No of Pages: 460
  • Spine Width: 32 mm
  • Weight: 840 gr


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