Book
Three Navaho households: a comparative study in small group culture
Published by the Museum • 40 (3) • Published In 1951 • Pages: xiii, 87 , plates
By: Roberts, John M. (John Milton).
Abstract
This study is the third in the series of Ramah Project Reports. Focusing on three Navajo households, the author attempts to explore the methodological significance of the small group culture concept by comparing interhousehold similarities and differences. Forty topics (thirty-eight directly from the OUTLINE OF CULTURAL MATERIALS) covering technological, sociological, and ideological aspects of Ramah Navajo culture are employed. Topics range from language to technology, and household inventories are included. The report is useful for the highly specific detail presented and an excellent photographic sequence and description of sheep butchering. However, caution should be exercised in generalizing from the material. Although the households were selected to be representative of Navajo culture, no attempt was made to place them in broader context.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Richard A. Wagner ; 1985
- Field Date
- 1946
- Coverage Date
- 1946
- Coverage Place
- Ramah area, New Mexico, United States
- Notes
- by John M. Roberts
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 87)
- LCCN
- a 52008325
- LCSH
- Navajo Indians