Book

Individualism in Skolt Lapp society

Suomen Muinaismuistoyhdistys (Finnish Antiquities Society)Helsinki • Published In 1962 • Pages: 261

By: Pelto, Pertti, J..

Abstract
This book, based on fifteen months of field work in northeast Finnish Lapland during the period of January 1958 to April 1959, is a comprehensive study of Skolt Saami ethnography, with a focus on the community of Sevettijärvi and its environs. The work contains data on the geography of the region, its cultural history, economic patterns, social structure, childhood socialization processes, social and cultural changes, male-female roles in the society, and individual roles in relations to culturally defined statuses. Four appendices present information on the population census of Sevettijärvi (1958-1959), community reindeer ownership in the community, life histories of two prominent Skolt individuals, and a glossary of terms used throughout the text.
Subjects
Social personality
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Kinship terminology
Infancy and childhood
Socialization
culture
Saami
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Scandinavia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1994
Field Date
Jan. 1958-April 1959 (p. 5)
Coverage Date
1958-1959
Coverage Place
Skolt Saami, Sevettijärvi region, Finland
Notes
Pertti J. Pelto
Originally published as the author's Ph.D. thesis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-261)
LCSH
Sami (European people)