Book
Marquesan sexual behavior
[s.n.] • New Haven • Published In 1963 • Pages:
By: Suggs, Robert C. (Robert Carl).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source, compiled by a professional anthropologist, presents a thorough and exhaustive study of Marquesan sexual behavior as obtained from the field work of the author, assisted by his wife, on the island of Nuku Hiva in the years 1956-1958. Comparisons are made throughout the text relating the data obtained, to other ethnographic and historical documents of a similar nature. In addition to highly detailed information on sex behavior, the source also covers such ethnographic aspects as the author's investigative techniques and methods of obtaining rapport with the Marquesans, population statistics, the life cycle, infancy and childhood, puberty, adolescence, marriage, sex in later life, sex in humor, venereal disease, and a general over-all summary of the above. Other incidental data found in this source pertain to childbirth, circumcision, grandparent relationships, culture history, and mission activities. The final conclusions present information on various aspects of Marquesan sexual behavior which have aroused interest in other reports.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Sex
- Reproduction
- Adolescent activities
- Ethnobotany
- Morbidity
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Puberty and initiation
- Childhood activities
- Adolescent activities
- Missions
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Marquesas
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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 ; 1964: John Beierle; 2010
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1956-1958
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1790 - 1958
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Island of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Frency Polynesia, South Pacific
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Robert C. Suggs
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Marquesans