Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Coming of age in Samoa : a study of adolescence and sex in primitive societies
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Penguin Books
Place
Date
1943
Physical Description
Language
English
Collection
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Margaret M. Dunningham Collection. No. O/7 (Copy 123741)
Content
1. Introduction -- 2. A day in Samoa -- 3. The education of the Samoan child -- 4. The Samoan household -- 5. The girl and her age group -- 6. The girl in the community -- 7. Formal sex relations -- 8. The rôle of the dance -- 9. The attitude towards personality -- 10. The experience and individuality of the average girl -- 11. The girl in conflict -- 12. Maturity and old age -- 13. Our educational problems in the light of Samoan contrasts -- 14. Education for choice.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Samoan Islands - Social conditions; Samoan Islands - Social life and customs]
First published: New York : William Morrow & Co., 1928. Published in Penguin Books, 1943. AWMM copy 123741 reprint, 1961. Includes index. See link in the record to the Internet Archive for a digitised version of the 1928 edition.
Associated Notes
Collection Type
General Collection
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
06 Dec 2024
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