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The hidden pain: drunkenness and domestic violence in Palau
Pacific studies • 13 (3) • Published In 1990 • Pages: 63-92
By: Nero, Karen L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article discusses the dynamics of gender relation among Belaun families. It argues that wife beating has been much more common in the 1980s than in the past. This increase is traced to expansion of alcohol drinking and use of corporal punishment which were both first introduced during the Japanese control of the island in 1914-1944. Based on data collected through interviews, the author article shows alcohol, which was not known in traditional Belauan society, provided a culturally acceptable 'time-out' period when previously punishable misconduct became somewhat acceptable. It became, for example, easier for the wife and family members to excuse a beating as merely the effects of drink and not truly a representation of the husbands attitude.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Alcoholic beverages
- Sex and marital offenses
- Political movements
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Traditional history
- Mythology
- Gender status
- Family relationships
- Status, role, and prestige
- Community councils
- Cultural identity and pride
- Localized kin groups
- Sanctions
- Legal norms
- External relations
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Belau
- 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
- 1979-1989
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1914-1990
- 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
- Karen L. Nero
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-92)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84643929
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Palauans