Book
Ain't no big thing: coping strategies in a Hawaiian-American community
Universtiy Press of Hawaii • Honolulu • Published In 1974 • Pages:
By: Howard, Alan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the effects of modernization, urbanization, and environmental stress on a Hawaiian homestead community. More specifically it is a study of the coping strategies and tactics used by residents. 'Ain't no big thing' is the name of a popular song and a common expression that, according to the Howard, epitomizes the Hawaiian-American strategy of risk minimization. The Howards lived just outside the community for three years and collaborated with other researchers, including a psychologist, Ronald Gallimore (see document 7). They employed different research strategies such as participant observation, structured interviews, and variety of tests. They collected data on genealogies, household demographic history, child-rearing attitudes and behavior, diet and health, employment and economic management, identity, attitudes, coping strategies, drinking behavior, physical and social ecology of households. Although relying on standardized tests, the authors are very senstitve to cultural nuances and differences and their unconventional interpretations provide insight into the culture.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Behavior processes and personality
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Household
- Family relationships
- Techniques of socialization
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Hawaiians
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary 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 ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1965-1968
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1959-1968
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- 'Aina Pumehana', Oahu, Hawaii, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Alan Howard
- 'An East-West Center book.'
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-303) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73086029
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hawaiians