article

Continuity in change: Cottical society as a changing system

Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkunde • Leiden, Netherlands • Published In 1968 • Pages: 56-90

By: Köbben, A. J. F..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This is a study of Ndyuka acculturation. Köbben first raises the methodological problem of determining a baseline with which to measure change, especially since infomant reports about the 'old days' may serve a rhetorical function and not be entirely accurate. He argues that a long history of resistance to white colonists has created strong cultural defenses against acculturation and that any signs of modernization among the Ndyuka are superficial at best. The areas he examines are missionary work, healthcare, and education.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

External migration

Acculturation and culture contact

Missions

Ethnosociology

Education system

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Ndyuka

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

1999

RegionThe area the document pertains to

South America

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Amazon and Orinoco

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.

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 ; 1997

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1961-1962

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

1750-1962

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Suriname

NotesAdditional notes

A. J. F. Köbben

Includes bibliographical references (p. 90)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

09013103

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Djuka people