Yap kinship terminology and kin groups
article 1953 • Schneider, David Murray

Yapese • Oceania > Micronesia
In discussing Yap kinship terminology, the author distinguishes between terms of address and referential terms and shows how these terms are related to a kinship system encompassing matrilineal clans, patrilineages and an emphasis in the nuclear fami...

Political organization, supernatural sanctions and the punishment for incest on Yap
article 1957 • Schneider, David Murray

Yapese • Oceania > Micronesia
This article examines the complexities of the problem of the relationship between Yap political organization and the nature and severity of the punishment for incest. As a part of his general thesis, the author, a professional anthropologist, attempt...

Abortion and depopulation on a Pacific Island
essay 1955 • Schneider, David Murray

Yapese • Oceania > Micronesia
The author was one of four anthropologists who spent nine months on Yap during 1947-1948 to study the problem of depopulation. The work was sponsored by Harvard University and the National Research Council. This particular paper concentrates on the p...

Zuni kin terms
Book 1956 • Schneider, David Murray & Roberts, John M. (John Milton)

Zuni • North America > Southwest and Basin
In this excellent document the authors examine the kinship system of the Zuni in order to ascertain the basic principles and underlying the terminology and to test the interpretations of Zuni kinship offered in earlier works by Kroeber and Eggan. The...

The Micronesians of Yap and their depopulation
Book 1949 • Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Expedition to Yap Island, Micronesia et al.

Yapese • Oceania > Micronesia
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the causal factors relating to depopulation on Yap which has taken place after western contact and under the Spanish, German and Japanese colonial administrations of the island. Various theories whic...