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Euro-American acculturation in Tonga

journal of the Polynesian Society33Published In 1924 • Pages: 281-292

By: Gifford, Edward Winslow.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article deals with changes in Tongan culture resulting from westernization. The author concludes that Tongan culture is and probably will remain a 'hybrid' rather than becoming completely westernized. The article covers a wide range of culture traits with uniform superficiality.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tongans
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2006
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Oceania
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Polynesia
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.
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
Eleanor C. Swanson; 1978
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1920-1921
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1920-1921
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Tonga
NotesAdditional notes
By Edward Winslow Gifford
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
08012644
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tongans