Book

Three Navaho households: a comparative study in small group culture

Published by the Museum40 (3) • Published In 1951 • Pages: xiii, 87 , plates

By: Roberts, John M. (John Milton).

Abstract
This study is the third in the series of Ramah Project Reports. Focusing on three Navajo households, the author attempts to explore the methodological significance of the small group culture concept by comparing interhousehold similarities and differences. Forty topics (thirty-eight directly from the OUTLINE OF CULTURAL MATERIALS) covering technological, sociological, and ideological aspects of Ramah Navajo culture are employed. Topics range from language to technology, and household inventories are included. The report is useful for the highly specific detail presented and an excellent photographic sequence and description of sheep butchering. However, caution should be exercised in generalizing from the material. Although the households were selected to be representative of Navajo culture, no attempt was made to place them in broader context.
Subjects
Household
Extended families
Property in movables
Real property
Acculturation and culture contact
Domesticated animals
Pastoral activities
Wool production
External trade
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Leisure time activities
Labor and leisure
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Richard A. Wagner ; 1985
Field Date
1946
Coverage Date
1946
Coverage Place
Ramah area, New Mexico, United States
Notes
by John M. Roberts
Includes bibliographical references (p. 87)
LCCN
a 52008325
LCSH
Navajo Indians