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Ain't no big thingBook 1974 • Howard, Alan
Hawaiians • Oceania > Polynesia
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 p...Adoption and significance of children to Hawaiian familiesessay 1968 • Howard, Alan
Hawaiians • Oceania > Polynesia
This chapter in the 'Studies in a Hawaiian Community' (see documents nos. 7, 17-22, 24-27) focuses on the Hawaiian love for their children. It is based on a survey of 681 households in four Oahu communities. Over a quarter of households have adopted ...Introductionessay 1968 • Gallimore, Ronald & Howard, Alan
Hawaiians • Oceania > Polynesia
This is the introduction to a report on a three-year study carried out in the Hawaiian community of Nanakuli, thirty miles from Honolulu, and other communities on Oahu's Leeward Coast (see documents nos. 17-27.) The focus of the study was to identify...Hawaiian life styleBook 1968 • Gallimore, Ronald & Howard, Alan
Hawaiians • Oceania > Polynesia
This article is a chapter in 'Studies in a Hawaiian Community' (see documents, nos. 7, 18-27), in which the authors make some general points about Hawaiian culture. First, it is a people-centered and affiliative-oriented culture in which people honor...Community participationessay 1968 • Gallimore, Ronald & Howard, Alan
Hawaiians • Oceania > Polynesia
This chapter from the 'Studies in a Hawaiian Community' (see documents nos. 7, 17-25, and 27) focuses on community organizing. Residents do form coalitions around specific issues, especially threats coming from outside the community. However a more s...Appendixessay 1968 • Gallimore, Ronald & Howard, Alan
Hawaiians • Oceania > Polynesia
This is the appendix for 'Studies in a Hawaiian Community' (see documents nos. 7, 17-26.) It includes the survey data on the community population's age and sex structure, origins, ethnicity, and level of education....Qualitative analysis of family developmentessay 1968 • Mays, Michael et al.
Hawaiians • Oceania > Polynesia
This chapter from the 'Studies in a Hawaiian Community' (see documents nos. 7, 17-21, 23-27) focuses on the marital bond. The male adolescent pattern of minimal responsibility and task avoidance continues in early marriage until the first children co...