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Just one house: a description and analysis of kinship in the Palau Islands

Bishop Museum PressHonolulu, HawaiiPublished In 1972 • Pages: 20-143

By: Force, Roland W., Force, Maryanne.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This monograph presents a detailed description and analysis of Belau kinship. The reader will also find much information scattered throughout this work on village life, men and women's clubs, the family group, age stratification, politics, status, and inheritance. In many cases the authors discuss the various aspects of Belauan ethnography described above from the standpoint of the rapid internal and external changes taking place in the society.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Kin relationships
Lineages
Status, role, and prestige
Accumulation of wealth
Medium of exchange
Priesthood
Classes
Diet
Territorial hierarchy
Community structure
Division of labor by gender
Social relationships and groups
Social control
Kinship terminology
Regulation of marriage
Basis of marriage
Moieties
Political movements
Political parties
Ingroup antagonisms
Gender status
Sociocultural trends
Functional and adaptational interpretations
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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Sociologist
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; 1990
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1954-1971
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900-1972
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Koror on Koror Island; Ngerechelong on BabeldaobIsland, Republic of Belau
NotesAdditional notes
Roland W. Force and Maryanne Force
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-139)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
72088778
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Palauans
Kinship--Palau
Palau--Social life and customs