Book
Kinship, economics, and exchange in a Tongan village
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor • Published In 1978 • Pages:
By: Morton, Keith Louis.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This dissertation examines the relationship between ideals, conscious models, and actual behavioral patterns as a basis for attempting to understand how folk and scientific conceptualizations of social reality actually take place. Morton demonstrates how these principles operate through an intensive analysis of kinship reciprocity and forms of exchange (i.e., in terms of the flow of material goods and children by means of adoption). He concludes his thesis, however, by saying that 'Tongan behavior … is not predictable by knowledge of the conscious model of kinship reciprocity. Instead, the basic characteristic of exchange behavior is reliance upon members of one's family of orientation as a continuing unit for source sharing. The pattern of behavior also indicates that a balance flow of good exists between kin categories rather than the one-way flow stipulated by the conscious model' 9p. 120). In the process of explaining his thesis, the author also provides much valuable data on kinship, exchange transactions, adoption, geography, economic and socio-political characteristics of Tonga, and the economy in general. The material for this dissertation was gathered by the author in the village of Puke on the Tongatapu Island, from December 1970 to September 1971. Data pertinent to adoption was obtained from the larger village of Vaini.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Composition of population
- Diet
- Gift giving
- Production and supply
- Income and demand
- Exchange transactions
- External trade
- Saving and investment
- Status, role, and prestige
- Classes
- Adoption
- Kinship terminology
- Kin relationships
- Rule of descent
- Kindreds and ramages
- Lineages
- Congregations
- Religious denominations
- 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
- 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
- John Beierle; 1978
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1970-1971
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1970-1971
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Villages of Puke and Vaini, Island of Tongatapu, Tonga
- NotesAdditional notes
- Keith Louis Morton
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Oregon, 1972
- UM73-07934
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-127)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tongans