194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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The economic and political systems, legal code and religious beliefs of the people of the New Guinea village of Busama were analysed by H. Ian Hogbin in his earlier work, Transformation Scene (1951). In this new study founded on field work carried out at intervals over a seven year period, he is concerned primarily with the individual in his relations with the kinship structure. He takes a typical... Read more
I. THE SETTING 1 2. KIN AND COMMUNITY 13 3. KINSHIP TERMS 38 4. BIRTH AND EARLY CHILDHOOD 53 5. LATER CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE 72 6. AWAKENING OF THE SEXUAL IMPULSES 94 7. MARRIAGE 103 8. HUSBAND AND WIFE 124 9. SUPPORTING A FAMILY 138 10. FULFILLING OBLIGATIONS 154 11. THE LAST YEARS 164 REFERENCES 171 INDEX 174
Biography
H. Ian Hogbin is the author of Transformation Scene (1951).
