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Negotiations of violence in the Marshallese household
Pacific studies • 13 (3) • Published In 1990 • Pages: 93-113
By: Carucci, Laurence Marshall.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper discusses the nature of inter-personal violence among Marshallese Islanders. It argues that violence is encountered among Marshallese Islanders but within the domestic sphere it is not necessarily initiated by males. Instead, the paper argues, interpersonal abuse takes place between older and younger siblings and between cousins, it is initiated by females as well as males, and its very presence within the community and its families threatens solidarity to the degree it require denial. With all these variations, the paper concludes, violence within the household must be viewed holistically, as a part of daily life.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Family relationships
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Offenses against the person
- Gender status
- Sexuality
- Extramarital sex relations
- Ethos
- Cultural identity and pride
- Mythology
- Social personality
- Techniques of socialization
- Aggression training
- Magic
- Infant care
- Adoption
- Status of adolescents
- Adolescent activities
- Alcoholic beverages
- Drives and emotions
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Marshallese
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Micronesia
- 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.
- Anthropologist
- 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
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1976-1983
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1948-1990
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Ujellang and Enewatak Atolls, Marshall Islands
- NotesAdditional notes
- Laurence Marshall Carucci
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-113)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84643929
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Marshallese