Growing up on the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea : Childhood and Educational Ideologies in Tauwema.
Senft, Barbara.
Growing up on the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea : Childhood and Educational Ideologies in Tauwema. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (276 pages) - Culture and Language Use Series ; v.21 . - Culture and Language Use Series .
Intro -- Growing up on the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Epigraph -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- List of maps, figures, tables and photographs -- Maps -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Childhood in Tauwema -- 2.1 The fieldsite: Tauwema village on Kaile'una Island -- 2.2 The first period in the childrens' lifetime -- 2.2.1 Conception, birth and birth-giving -- 2.2.2 The suckling -- 2.2.3 Weaning the suckling -- 2.2.4 Excursus: Adoption -- 2.3 The following period in the childrens' lifetime until they reach the age of seven -- 2.3.1 Life in the children's group - who plays with whom when and where -- 2.3.2 The games the children play -- 2.3.2.1 Dance, song and rhythmic games -- 2.3.2.2 Games with objects and materials -- 2.3.2.3 Role-playing games -- 2.3.2.4 Construction games -- 2.3.2.5 Fighting and competition games -- 2.3.2.6 Hunting games -- 2.3.3 Two basic functions of the games -- 2.3.3.1 Testing and developing motor skills and physical abilities -- 2.3.3.2 Getting acquainted and becoming familiar with various objects and materials -- 2.3.4 The children's socialization into the Trobriand community -- 2.3.4.1 Gender and sex-specific role-play -- 2.3.4.2 Tradition and control of norms with respect to the expression of emotions -- 2.3.4.3 Tradition and control of norms with respect to requesting, giving and taking -- 2.3.4.4 The role of the children's "small republic" -- 2.3.5 The child in the adult world -- 2.3.5.1 Relationships between parents, grandparents and children -- 2.3.5.2 Domains of education: obedience - personal hygiene - work - tradition of culture - morals -- 2.4 Children after the age of seven years - a brief outlook -- 3. Educational ideologies -- 3.1 Gerubara's account of a "village talk" - a livalela valu. 3.2 Gerubara's tale "the good girl and the bad girl" - vivila bwena vivila gaga -- 3.3 Gerubara's advice for children - gugwadi asi guguya -- 3.4 Keda'ila's speech "educating children in the good customs of Tauwema village" - education pela gugwadi pela bubunesi bwena valu Tauwema -- 4. Max Weber on the Trobriands? - Or rather A. S. Neill? - Or neither of them? -- Appendix I -- References -- Index.
This volume deals with the children's socialization on the Trobriands.
9789027264107
Ethnology-Papua New Guinea-Trobriand Islands.
Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea)-Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
GN671.N5
Growing up on the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea : Childhood and Educational Ideologies in Tauwema. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (276 pages) - Culture and Language Use Series ; v.21 . - Culture and Language Use Series .
Intro -- Growing up on the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Epigraph -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- List of maps, figures, tables and photographs -- Maps -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Childhood in Tauwema -- 2.1 The fieldsite: Tauwema village on Kaile'una Island -- 2.2 The first period in the childrens' lifetime -- 2.2.1 Conception, birth and birth-giving -- 2.2.2 The suckling -- 2.2.3 Weaning the suckling -- 2.2.4 Excursus: Adoption -- 2.3 The following period in the childrens' lifetime until they reach the age of seven -- 2.3.1 Life in the children's group - who plays with whom when and where -- 2.3.2 The games the children play -- 2.3.2.1 Dance, song and rhythmic games -- 2.3.2.2 Games with objects and materials -- 2.3.2.3 Role-playing games -- 2.3.2.4 Construction games -- 2.3.2.5 Fighting and competition games -- 2.3.2.6 Hunting games -- 2.3.3 Two basic functions of the games -- 2.3.3.1 Testing and developing motor skills and physical abilities -- 2.3.3.2 Getting acquainted and becoming familiar with various objects and materials -- 2.3.4 The children's socialization into the Trobriand community -- 2.3.4.1 Gender and sex-specific role-play -- 2.3.4.2 Tradition and control of norms with respect to the expression of emotions -- 2.3.4.3 Tradition and control of norms with respect to requesting, giving and taking -- 2.3.4.4 The role of the children's "small republic" -- 2.3.5 The child in the adult world -- 2.3.5.1 Relationships between parents, grandparents and children -- 2.3.5.2 Domains of education: obedience - personal hygiene - work - tradition of culture - morals -- 2.4 Children after the age of seven years - a brief outlook -- 3. Educational ideologies -- 3.1 Gerubara's account of a "village talk" - a livalela valu. 3.2 Gerubara's tale "the good girl and the bad girl" - vivila bwena vivila gaga -- 3.3 Gerubara's advice for children - gugwadi asi guguya -- 3.4 Keda'ila's speech "educating children in the good customs of Tauwema village" - education pela gugwadi pela bubunesi bwena valu Tauwema -- 4. Max Weber on the Trobriands? - Or rather A. S. Neill? - Or neither of them? -- Appendix I -- References -- Index.
This volume deals with the children's socialization on the Trobriands.
9789027264107
Ethnology-Papua New Guinea-Trobriand Islands.
Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea)-Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
GN671.N5