Book
Identity crises: changes in lifestyle of the Manchester Band of the Pomo Indians
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1971 • Pages:
By: Theodoratus, Dorothea J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this dissertation Theodoratus presents a study in culture change relevant to the Manchester Band and Point Arena Pomo located in the central region of California. The groups are examined in terms of the extent of external influences (mostly Euro-American) on traditional Pomo life. The data gathered from this examination are summarized in terms of four topics which characterize some processes of social change: the socially disruptive factors of change on work patterns, the system of social control, the change in family stucture as the result of culture contact, and the consistent struggles of the Pomo since contact times to maintain group identity. In addition to the above the author reconstructs the history of the Manchester Band by means of early reports and ethnographies. The above data are further supplemented by descriptions of the present day situation obtained through field observations and inquiries into the past with band members during parts of 1966, 1967, and 1968 (p. 2). Appendix 1, pp. 324-374, presents a culture summary of pre-contact Manchester Band ethnography.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- Real property
- Corporate organization
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Community heads
- External relations
- Public welfare
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Cult of the dead
- Priesthood
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Pomo
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1999
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1966-1968
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1500s - 1960s
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Manchester and Point Arena Pomo, central coast of California, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Dorothea J. Theodoratus
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Syracuse University, 1971
- UM 72-11,869
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-386)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Pomo Indians