The Effects of Social Policy Upon the Tongan Family

The unforseen effect of policies on families. As a practitioner and an inside-reasearcher within my own Tongan community I know and understand that the family is who you identify with and how others identify you. This book provides a socio-historical overview of Tongan culture from the creation myth to the introduction of the modern Tonga, the monarchy, the migration of the Tongan-born parents to New Zealand and an illustration of the conflicting worlds that exist between the New Zealand-born youth and their Tonga-born parents

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Emeline Afeaki-Mafile''o BSW(Hon)PGdipSocSci MPhil The founder of Affirming Works Ltd a social service organisation developed in Auckland, New Zealand. She has also established Fofola Consultancy Ltd, which contributes to policy development. She is married to Alipate Mafile o and together they have two sons, Taanilasike & Sepasetiano.