Regional Patterns of Migration in the Republic of South Africa (1975–1980)

Zietsman, H. L.

doi:10.1080/03736245.1988.10559761

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“…Examining the settlements that have the greatest effects on migration or postmarital residence, we see that larger economic centers such as Cape Town and Clanwilliam act as migratory sinks, decreasing the odds that an individual born there will move away. This pattern of urbanization of Coloured individuals in the Western and Northern Cape over the course of the twentieth century has also been observed in other studies (Bekker & Cramer, 2003 ; Kok & Collinson, 2006 ; Zietsman, 1988 ) and could be the result of a combination of factors including increased economic opportunities in more urban locations as well as land degradation and property alienation in more rural locations.…”

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Persistence of Matrilocal Postmarital Residence Across Multiple Generations in Southern Africa

Reynolds

Grote

Myrick

et al. 2023

Hum Nat

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Factors such as subsistence turnover, warfare, or interaction between different groups can be major sources of cultural change in human populations. Global demographic shifts such as the transition to agriculture during the Neolithic and more recently the urbanization and globalization of the twentieth century have been major catalysts for cultural change. Here, we test whether cultural traits such as patri/matrilocality and postmarital migration persist in the face of social upheaval and gene flow during the past 150 years in postcolonial South Africa. The recent history of South Africa has seen major demographic shifts that resulted in the displacement and forced sedentism of indigenous Khoekhoe and San populations. During the expansion of the colonial frontier, the Khoe-San admixed with European colonists and enslaved individuals from West/Central Africa, Indonesia, and South Asia, introducing novel cultural norms. We conducted demographic interviews among Nama and Cederberg communities representing nearly 3,000 individuals across three generations. Despite the history of colonial expansion, and the subsequent incorporation of Khoe-San and Khoe-San-descendant communities into a colonial society with strong patrilocal norms, patrilocality is the least common postmarital residence pattern in our study populations today. Our results suggest that more recent forces of integration into the market economy are likely the primary drivers of change in the cultural traits examined in our study. Birthplace had a strong effect on an individual’s odds of migration, distance moved, and postmarital residence form. These effects are at least partially explained by the population size of the birthplace. Our results suggest that market factors local to birthplaces are important drivers of residence decisions, although the frequency of matrilocal residence and a geographic and temporal cline in migration and residence patterns also indicate the persistence of some historic Khoe-San cultural traits in contemporary groups.

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Persistence of Matrilocal Postmarital Residence Across Multiple Generations in Southern Africa

Reynolds

Grote

Myrick

et al. 2023

Hum Nat

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“…Examining the settlements that have the greatest effects on migration or postmarital residence, we see that larger economic centers such as Cape Town and Clanwilliam act as migratory sinks, decreasing the odds that an individual born there will move away. This pattern of urbanization of Coloured individuals in the Western and Northern Cape over the course of the twentieth century has also been observed in other studies (Bekker & Cramer, 2003;Kok & Collinson, 2006;Zietsman, 1988) and could be the result of a combination of factors including increased economic opportunities in more urban locations as well as land degradation and property alienation in more rural locations.…”

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Persistence of matrilocal post-marital residence across multiple generations in Southern Africa

Reynolds¹,

Grote²,

Myrick³

et al. 2022

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Factors such as subsistence turnover, warfare or interaction between different groups can be major sources of cultural change in human populations. Global demographic shifts such as the transition to agriculture during the Neolithic and more recently the urbanization and globalization of the 20th century have been major catalysts for cultural change. Here, we test whether cultural traits such as patri/matrilocality and post-natal migration distance persist in the face of social upheaval and gene flow during the past 150 years in post-colonial South Africa. The recent history of South Africa has seen major demographic shifts that resulted in the displacement and forced sedentism of indigenous Khoekhoe and San populations. During the expansion of the colonial frontier, the Khoe-San admixed with European colonists and enslaved individuals from West/Central Africa, Indonesia and South Asia, introducing novel cultural norms. We conducted demographic interviews among Nama and Cederberg communities representing nearly 3,000 individuals across three generations. Despite the history of colonial expansion, and the subsequent incorporation of Khoe-San and Khoe-San descendant communities into colonial society with strong patrilocal norms during the historic period, patrilocality is the least common post-marital residence pattern in our study populations today. Our results suggest that more recent forces of integration into the market economy are likely the primary drivers of change in the cultural traits in our study. An individual’s birthplace had a strong effect on their odds of migration, distance moved, and post-marital residence form. These effects are at least partially explained by the population size of the birthplace. Our results suggest that market factors local to birthplaces are important drivers of residence decisions, although the frequency of matrilocal residence and a geographic and temporal cline in migration and residence patterns also indicate the persistence of some historic Khoe-San cultural traits in contemporary groups.

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A Socio-Economic Analysis of the Long-Run Effects of AIDS in South Africa

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Regional Patterns of Migration in the Republic of South Africa (1975–1980)

Cited by 5 publications

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Persistence of Matrilocal Postmarital Residence Across Multiple Generations in Southern Africa

Persistence of Matrilocal Postmarital Residence Across Multiple Generations in Southern Africa

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A Socio-Economic Analysis of the Long-Run Effects of AIDS in South Africa

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