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Biculturation of Mesquakie teenage boys
American anthropologist • 62 • Published In 1960 • Pages: 217-235
By: Polgar, Steven.
Abstract
This study of teenage boys in Tama is based on five months of fieldwork in the summers of 1952-1953. It contains descriptions of adolescent activities and discussions of the different characteristics of several cliques. Furthermore, there is some information on Fox child-rearing practices and the childhood experiences of the teenagers. Polgar concludes that the Fox teenagers underwent a process of "biculturation," meaning that they were at the same time being socialized into both Indian and Euro-America culture. Behavioral variability among the teenagers reflects individual choices between the alternatives learned in this process.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor Swanson ; Marlene Martin ; 1976-1977
- Field Date
- summers of 1952, 1953
- Coverage Date
- 1952-1953
- Coverage Place
- Tama County, Iowa, United States
- Notes
- Steven Polgar
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-235)
- LCCN
- 17015424
- LCSH
- Indian boys--Iowa
- Fox Indians--Psychology