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Growing up on the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea childhood and educational ideologies in Tauwema / Barbara Senft, Gunter Senft.
| Author/creator | Senft, Barbara |
| Other author | Senft, Gunter, 1952- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Culture and language use, 1879-5838 ; volume 21 |
| Contents | Childhood in Tauwema -- Educational ideologies -- Max Weber on the Trobriands or rather A.S. Neill? Or neither of them? -- The concept of the balanced society. |
| Abstract | "This volume deals with the children's socialization on the Trobriands. After a survey of ethnographic studies on childhood, the book zooms in on indigenous ideas of conception and birth-giving, the children's early development, their integration into playgroups, their games and their education within their own little community' until they reach the age of seven years. During this time children enjoy much autonomy and independence. Attempts of parental education are confined to a minimum. However, parents use subtle means to raise their children. Educational ideologies are manifest in narratives and in speeches addressed to children. They provide guidelines for their integration into the Trobrianders' "balanced society" which is characterized by cooperation and competition. It does not allow individual accumulation of wealth - surplus property gained has to be redistributed - but it values the fame acquired by individuals in competitive rituals. Fame is not regarded as threatening the balance of their society"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Senft, Barbara, author. Growing up on the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018] 9789027200693 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018040535 |
| ISBN | 9789027264107 (pdf) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |