We the Tikopia

A Sociological Study of Kinship in Primitive Polynesia
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-33020-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 666 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 1220 g

Recognized as a major work when first published, this title has, over the years, become a classic. Forming the basis of modern social anthropology, We the Tikiopia stands in the forefront of its literature.

The book is an excellent example of fieldwork analysis of a primitive society; a complete account of the working of a primitive kinship system; and an exhaustive and sophisticated study of Polynesian social institutions.

First published in 1936.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Firth, Raymond

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. In Primitive Polynesia 2. Adjustment to Civilization 3. Village Life 4. Household and Family 5. Personal Relations in the Family Circle 6. The Kin of Father and Mother 7. The Language of Kinship 8. Dirges for Dead Kin 9. Co-operation and Constraint in Marriage Relationships 10. 'House' and Clan 11. Principles of Lang Tenure 12. A Modern Population Problem 13. Firing the Ovens of Youth 14. Sociology of Sex 15. Marriage by Capture 16. Kinship and Social Stability

Über Autor(innen)

Raymond Firth