Book
Full respect: Kpelle children in adaptation
Human Relations Area Files, Inc. • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 1977 • Pages: 9, 225 l.
By: Erchak, Gerald Michael.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is '…a study of certain aspects of child behavior, socialization, and enculturation among the Kpelle…' (p. 1) which focusses on how traditional Kpelle socialization is related to the poor performance of Kpelle children in Western-style schools. Most of the data presented is on child behavior. The author concludes '…that the early learning environment is constrained by, and adapted to, ecology and economy…' (p. 195).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Techniques of socialization
- Polygamy
- Family relationships
- Child care
- Childhood activities
- Development and maturation
- Aggression training
- Independence training
- Transmission of cultural norms
- Transmission of skills
- Transmission of beliefs
- Education system
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Kpelle
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnographer
- 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
- Marlene Martin ; 1985
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1970-1971
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1920-1977
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Liberia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Gerald Michael Erchak
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-225)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 78302386
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Children, Kpelle/Socialization--Case studies/Kpelle (African people)--Education/Education--Liberia