Book
Fa'a'nakkar cultural values in a Micronesian society
Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania • (2) • Published In 1977 • Pages: x, 180
By: Caughey, John L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this study, Caughey discusses Chuuk cultural values--character, in particular--and their relationship to social behavior. The Chuuk classify and evaluate character according to three basic dimensions: bravery vs. cowardice, respectfulness vs. arrogance, and strong thought vs. weak thought. Bravery, respectfulness and strong thought are considered the ideal, although arrogance is tolerated in association with bravery. According to Caughey, these definitions of character 'embody the basic rules of conduct that are necessary for achieving and maintaining a desirable reputation (46).' Caughey shows how lending, giving, sharing and destroying valuables relates to character perception, self-esteem and being 'a person of consequence.' Valuables include land, food, goods and special knowledge. The various kinds of special knowledge are house building, canoe building, navigation, fighting, divination, curing, sorcery, strategy, and love magic.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Incorporeal property
- Ethics
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Lineages
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chuuk
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1999
- 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
- Ian Skoggard ; 1997
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1968
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1968
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia
- NotesAdditional notes
- by John L. Caughey
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-180)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Trukese (Micronesian people)