Index:Margaret Mead - Coming of age in Samoa; a psychological study of primitive youth for western civilisation.pdf

Title Coming of age in Samoa; a psychological study of primitive youth for western civilisation
Author Margaret Mead
Year 1928
Publisher William Morrow & Company
Location New York, United States
Source pdf
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Table of Contents

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Foreword by Franz Boas xiii
Chapter
I Introduction 1
II A Day in Samoa 14
III The Education of the Samoan Child 20
IV The Samoan Household 39
V The Girl and Her Age Group 59
VI The Girl in the Community 74
VII Formal Sex Relations 86
VIII The Rôle of the Dance 110
IX The Attitude Towards Personality 122
X The Experience and Individuality of the Average Girl 131
XI The Girl in Conflict 158
XII Maturity and Old Age 185
XIII Our Educational Problems in the Light of Samoan Contrasts 195
XIV Education for Choice 234
Appendix
I Notes to Chapters 249
II Methodology of This Study 259
III Samoan Civilisation as It Is To-day 266
IV The Mentally Defective and the Mentally Diseased 278
V Materials upon Which the Analysis is Based 282
a. Sample Record Sheet
b. Table I. Showing Menstrual History, Sex Experience and Residence in Pastor's Household
c. Table II. Family Structure, and Analysis of Table
d. Intelligence Tests Used
e. Check List Used in Investigation of Each Girl's Experience.
Glossary of Native Terms Used in the Text 295