Kinship and Marriage in a New Guinea Village

The economic and political systems, legal code and religious beliefs of the people of the New Guinea village of Busama were analysed by H.

Autorentext
H. Ian Hogbin is the author of Transformation Scene (1951).

Inhalt
I. THE SETTING 1 2. KIN AND COMMUNITY 13 3. KINSHIP TERMS 38 4. BIRTH AND EARLY CHILDHOOD 53 5. LATER CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE 72 6. AWAKENING OF THE SEXUAL IMPULSES 94 7. MARRIAGE 103 8. HUSBAND AND WIFE 124 9. SUPPORTING A FAMILY 138 10. FULFILLING OBLIGATIONS 154 11. THE LAST YEARS 164 REFERENCES 171 INDEX 174