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The adolescent socialization of the Hopi girl

American anthropologist12 (4)Published In 1973 • Pages: 449-462

By: Schlegel, Alice.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the adolescent socialization process of the Hopi girl. Schlegel points out that this is a period of crisis for the girl: a period of strained relations with her mother, moodiness and unpredictability and fear that she will be rejected by a lover. Although the Hopi girl follows a set life plan and is subjected to no cultural dilemmas, yet the crisis she goes through is similar to that of her counterpart in Western adolescent society. According to the author this is due in large part not to similar socialization pressures, but rather to socialization pressures of quite a different form but of equal intensity (p. 449). These pressures are described more fully in the text.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ethos
Gender status
Arranging a marriage
Nuptials
Family relationships
Techniques of socialization
Transmission of skills
Puberty and initiation
Status of adolescents
Adolescent activities
Gender roles and issues
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Hopi
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
Southwest and Basin
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
John Beierle; 1999
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
ca. 1890 - 1920
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Hopi pueblos, Third Mesa, northeastern Arizona, United Sttes
NotesAdditional notes
Alice Schlegel
Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-462)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
17015424
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Hopi Indians