Book
Report on Palau
National Research Council, Pacific Science Office • (21) • Published In 1949 • Pages: iv, 133 l.
By: Useem, John.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
A number of anthropological investigations were conducted in Guam and the islands of the Trust Territory in Micronesia from 1947 to 1949 under the auspices of the research group known as the Coordinated Investigation of Micronesia Anthropology (CIMA). This investigative group produced a number of ethnographic studies on the area, one of which constitutes the bulk of material in this source. In this report the author concentrates on two major aspects of Belau ethnography. The first deals with the patterns of power in the society involving the structural power system, political alliances and roles, decision making, and the formation of public opinion. The second, with the social system itself, stressing the role of the various kinship groups in the society, village and district organization, the fraternal societies, and class structure. Permeating all aspects of the ethnographic analaysis above is the concept of status or 'title' which affects every facet of the society
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Belau
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- 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
- no date
- NotesAdditional notes
- By John Useem
- On cover: Coordinated investigation of Micronesian anthropology, 1947-1949
- Includes bibliographical references (l. 133)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 50000118
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ethnology--Palau