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Some psychological characteristics of the Delaware Indians during the 17th and 18th centuries

Pennsylvania archaeologist20 (1-2)Published In 1950 • Pages: 33-39

By: Wallace, Anthony F. C..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author, a well known professional anthropologist, has attempted in this source to reconstruct from fragmentary historical accounts a psychological picture of the Delaware Indians. In his analysis of Delaware personality, parent-child relationships are discussed to some length as are various emotional attachments attained in maturity (i.e., romantic affiliations, guardian spirit relationships, and the institution of friendship among men), and the concept of oral fixation as an element in personality development. In addition to socially approved ways and means of aggression control and expression, general information may also be found on childcare and development.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Modification of behavior
Adjustment processes
Personality development
Social personality
Gender status
Ethics
Family relationships
Social control
Child care
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Delaware
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2003
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Eastern Woodlands
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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1963
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1600-1800
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Eastern United States
NotesAdditional notes
Anthony F. C. Wallace
Includes bibliographical references (p. 39)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
59020359
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Delaware Indians