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Learning to fear: a case study of emotional conditioning

American ethnologist6 (3)Published In 1979 • Pages: 555-567

By: Robarchek, Clayton Allen.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source examines the development and maintenance of emotional specialization by “analyzing the social, cultural, psychological, and physiological processes whose interactions give rise in each generation to an ethos of fearfulness among the Semai Senoi of West Malaysia” (p. 555).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Behavior processes and personality
Behavior toward non-relatives
Spirits and gods
Techniques of socialization
Transmission of beliefs
Avoidance and taboo
Ethnometeorology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Semai
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2012
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Gerald Reid; 1989
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1973-1974
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1956-1974
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
West Malaysia
NotesAdditional notes
Clayton A. Robarchek
Includes bibliographical references (566-567)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
74644326
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Senoi (Southeast Asian people)