Book
Weekend warriors: alcohol in a Micronesian culture
Mayfield Pub. Co. • Palo Alto, Calif. • Published In 1979 • Pages: xiv, 170
By: Marshall, Mac.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Based on field work and archival research, this study examines the resaons for the prevalence of drinking and fighting among young Chuuk men. Drinking often leads to displays of bravado and picking fights, which can be fatal. Fights usually occur between members of different lineages, sub-lineages, districts, or villages. Marshall considers multiple motives and needs for this behavior, including the need i) to reduce anxiety associated with acculturation, ii) to display male virility in a matrilineage society, and iii) to develop a fearsome reputation in a society where young men have little power or prestige. In the past, young men could relieve their anxieties on the battlefield, where they could also establish their manhood in displays of martial prowess. Today, however, warfare is prohibited, and, according to Marshall, young men have had to substitute an alternative realm of drinking in which to carry out their contests.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Adjustment processes
- Alcoholic beverages
- Age stratification
- Gender status
- Ethics
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Lineages
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chuuk
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1999
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Micronesia
- 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 ; 1997
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1969-1971, 1976
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1905-1977
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Moen Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Mac Marshall
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-164) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 78064597
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Trukese (Micronesian people)