Book
Being a Palauan
Holt, Rinehart and Winston • New York • Published In 1963 • Pages: 8, 87
By: Barnett, H. G. (Homer Garner).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work provides the reader with an excellent introduction to Belau society and culture written in terms of the author's understanding of how the Belau see and comprehend the world. Throughout this source Barnett provides a perspective on the present through a study of the past, weaving both past and present together so skillfully that the reader is led to a clear conception of how the various processes of culture change have taken place in time. In addition to discussions on the effects of successive domination by the Japanese, Germans, and Americans on Belau society, the author also presents general data on child care and development, women's status, the economy (the food quest), money as a cultural value in the society, marriage and family relations, kinship, status, social personality, recreation and religion.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Ethos
- Topography and geology
- History
- Child care
- Techniques of socialization
- Education
- Status of adolescents
- Adolescent activities
- Ethnosociology
- Family relationships
- Social personality
- External relations
- Medium of exchange
- Labor and leisure
- Congregations
- Rest days and holidays
- Public works
- Culture summary
- Sociocultural trends
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Belau
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- 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
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 1989
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1947-1948 (9 months)
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1940-1963
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Republic of Belau
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Homer G. Barnett
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-87)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 60007329
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Palauans
- Palau--Social life and customs