Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Becoming Tongan : an ethnography of childhood
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press
Place
Date
1996?
Physical Description
ix, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0824817583
0824817958
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
1. The Ethnography of Childhood
2. The Kingdom of Tonga
3. Having Children: "Paradise on Earth"
4. Becoming Poto: What to Learn
5. Children's Everyday Lives: Socialization in Context
6. Learning to Be Poto
7. Sanctioned Violence: Punishment and Aggression in Tonga
8. The Socialization of Emotion
9. Becoming Tongan: The Future
Appendix 1. Student Questionnaire and Tabulated Personal Data
Appendix 2. Kin Diagrams of Household Members.
Public Access Text
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-337) and index.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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