Book
The Maori: a study in acculturation
American Anthropological Association • (64) • Published In 1944 • Pages: 130
By: Hawthorn, Harry Bertram.
Abstract
This document describes the social organization and economy of an isolated Maori village in northern New Zealand which is part of the Ngatikahu tribe or sub-tribe. The author's main interest is in the changes that have occurred and in the problems of assimilation into the European-New Zealand culture. He discusses the breakdown of larger social units (e.g., the whanau) and the increasing emphasis on the individual family unit which has coincided with the introduction of dairying. Also discussed are the changes in gardening and fishing techniques and organization. Examples from individual case histories are quoted throughout.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Joan Steffens ; 1963: John Beierle; 2007
- Field Date
- 1936-1938
- Coverage Date
- 1900-1939
- Coverage Place
- Kahukkura Village, New Zealand
- Notes
- H.B. Hawthorn
- Issued as v. 46, no. 2, pt. 2 (supplement) of the American anthropologist
- Part of this study was presented as a doctoral dissertation at Yale University. cf. Foreword
- 'Annotated bibliography on Maori acculturation': p. 129-130
- LCCN
- 44047267
- LCSH
- Maori (New Zealand people)