Book

Growing up in New Guinea: a comparative study of primitive education

W. Morrow & companyNew York • Published In 1930 • Pages:

By: Mead, Margaret.

Abstract
This source is a study of the various factors in Manus society affecting the growth and development of an individual from infancy to adulthood. Mead feels that the manner in which a child absorbs the traditions, prohibitions, and values of the adult members of his/her society has great implications for education, not only among the Manus but also in our own society. This thesis, which is develops to considerable extent in Part 2 of this work, has not been indexed for subjects because of its lack of pertinent data on Manus. Those aspects of Manus ethnography discussed in Part 1 of this source pertain to daily routine, early education, family life, the child in relation to the adult world and to the supernatural, the child's world, personality development, Manus attitudes toward sex, the adolescent, and the eventual absorption of the adolescent into adult society.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Personality development
Life history materials
Mode of marriage
Arranging a marriage
Nuptials
Household
Family relationships
Childhood activities
Puberty and initiation
Adolescent activities
culture
Manus
HRAF PubDate
2005
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Melanesia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1962
Field Date
1928-1929
Coverage Date
1928-1929
Coverage Place
Village of Peri, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
Notes
by Margaret Mead
LCCN
30027070
LCSH
Manus (Papua New Guinea people)