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Physiological paternity and the Trobriandersarticle 1931 • Rentoul, Alexander C.
Trobriands • Oceania > Melanesia
Rentoul, a district officer in the Trobriands, refutes Malinowski's assertion that among the Trobrianders physiological fatherhood is unknown. Among the reasons given as evidence to support his contention are: the knowledge of contraception among the...