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Chaga childhood: a description of indigenous education in an East African tribe
Oxford University Press for the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures • London • Published In 1940 • Pages:
By: Raum, Otto Friedrich.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the techniques employed by the Chaga in the education of their children from birth to marriage. The author cites the existence of age-grades, the conflict between generations, and the formalization of social and ethical norms as the bases on which educational theories, aims and standards have been built and fortified in Chaga society. Theoretical material has been marked for categories wherever applicable, but Chapter I (History of the Subject) will be found in category 116 only. The author was born and brought up among the Chaga and spent many years as a teacher and inspector in African schools. This work is his doctoral thesis, presented to the University of London in 1940.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Techniques of socialization
- Sex training
- Transmission of skills
- Abortion and infanticide
- Cult of the dead
- Sexuality
- Premarital sex relations
- Illegitimacy
- Social control
- Sex and marital offenses
- Family relationships
- Childbirth
- Ethnobotany
- Development and maturation
- Puberty and initiation
- Discipline and morale
- Wartime adjustments
- Military organization
- Chief executive
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chagga
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern 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.
- 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
- Mary L. Bartlett ; 1954 : Teferi Abate Adem; 2010
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- none
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1940
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Chagga, Tanzania
- NotesAdditional notes
- by O. F. Raum ... With an introduction by W. Bryant Mumford
- 'This work has been accepted as a thesis for the degree of Ph. D. (education) in the University of London.'--Acknowledgments
- 'Chaga bibliography (ethnographical)': p. 59-62
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 41012399
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Chaga (African people)
- Primitive societies
- Children--Africa