Book
New growth from old: the Whanau in the modern world
Victoria University Press • Wellington, N.z. • Published In 1995 • Pages:
By: Metge, Joan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the Maori whānau, which in it basic verbal form means 'to be born'. In actual use, however, its original reference was to a set of siblings born of the same parents, but like family in English it has acquired a range of other meanings distinguished by context. The most important of these is a large family group comprising several generations and parent-child families related by descent from a recent ancestor (p. 16). The concept of 'the whānau' in this sense has remained important to the Maori people from pre-European times to the present, and it is this concept which forms the basis of this work. In this monograph Metge surveys the range of meanings given to the word whānau and then builds a generalized model or picture of the primary referent within this range, a model broad enough to encompass the major variations which have developed over the last forty years in urban as well as rural areas. The author examines the dynamic development of a typical whānau between 1955 and 1985, and then two particular aspects of child-rearing dealing with sharing the caring and adoption, and concludes her study with methods of dealing with problems within the whānau.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Extended families
- Rule of descent
- Sociocultural trends
- General character of religion
- Ethos
- Child care
- Adoption
- Sex and marital offenses
- Public lectures
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Maori
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- 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; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1953-1959, 1981-1983
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1940-1991
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- New Zealand, Oceania
- NotesAdditional notes
- Joan Metge ; illustrated by Toi Te Rito Maihi
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-331) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 96113849
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Kinship
- Maori (New Zealand people)--Social conditions
- Family--New Zealand
- Kinship--New Zealand
- New Zealand--Social life and customs