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Continuities and changes in Marshallese grandparenting
Pacific studies • 30 (3-4) • Published In 2007 • Pages: 135-161
By: Carucci, Laurence Marshall.
Abstract
This paper discusses the nature of grandparent-grandchildren relationship among Marshallese Islanders. it argues that for Marshallese, grandparents do not exist as independent types of kin. Instead, a grandparent is regarded as a partner in a reciprocal grandparent/grandchild relationship. This relationship is not grounded in either biology or unchallenging social status; rather, it is constructed out of practical activities as members of a shared community. Grandparents who actively earn respect in their relationships with others are recognized collectively as senior grandparents of the community or communal grandparents. The paper also examines continuities and changes in the activities and social significance of grandparents of the community across three decades (1976-2005).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Micronesia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field Date
- 1976-2005
- Coverage Date
- 1944-2005
- Coverage Place
- Enewetak and Ujelang Atolls, Marshall Islands
- Notes
- Laurence Marshall Carucci
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-161)
- LCCN
- 84643929
- LCSH
- Marshallese