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The nature of nurture
American ethnologist • 4 (4) • Published In 1977 • Pages: 643-662
By: Marshall, Mac.
Abstract
In this article, Marshall examines Chuuk friendship and artificial kinship ties. Among the Chuuk, sibling ties are the most important kinship relationship, although they can be frought with tension due to competition over parental love, and inheritance. Marshall examines how Chuuk create more ideal sibling-like relationships through friendships (MääRääR) and fictive kin relationships (PWIIPWI),which can be further bounded through adoption. He finds that the essential ingredient in these created relationships and in kinship,. in general, is sharing. He argues that the clear Western distinction between kinship and friendship is not bourn out in the Chuuk case.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Micronesia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 1997
- Field Date
- 1969-1971, 1976
- Coverage Date
- 1969-1976
- Coverage Place
- Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia
- Notes
- Mac Marshall
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 660-662)
- LCCN
- 74644326
- LCSH
- Trukese (Micronesian people)