29.2398, Books: Growing up on the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea: Senft, Senft

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Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 09:38:43
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Growing up on the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea: Senft, Senft

 


Title: Growing up on the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea 
Subtitle: Childhood and educational ideologies in Tauwema 
Series Title: Culture and Language Use 21  

Publication Year: 2018 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/clu.21 


Author: Barbara Senft
Author: Gunter Senft

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027264107 Pages: 248 Price: U.S. $ 0
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027200693 Pages: 248 Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027200693 Pages: 248 Price: U.K. £ 88.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027200693 Pages: 248 Price: Europe EURO 111.30


Abstract:

This volume deals with the children’s socialization on the Trobriands. After a
survey of ethnographic studies on childhood, the book zooms in on indigenous
ideas of conception and birth-giving, the children’s early development, their
integration into playgroups, their games and their education within their `own
little community’ until they reach the age of seven years. During this time
children enjoy much autonomy and independence. Attempts of parental education
are confined to a minimum. However, parents use subtle means to raise their
children. Educational ideologies are manifest in narratives and in speeches
addressed to children. They provide guidelines for their integration into the
Trobrianders’ “balanced society” which is characterized by cooperation and
competition. It does not allow individual accumulation of wealth – surplus
property gained has to be redistributed – but it values the fame acquired by
individuals in competitive rituals. Fame is not regarded as threatening the
balance of their society.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics

Language Family(ies): Austronesian


Written In: English  (eng)

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