Landscape of Peace Mechanisms of Social Control on Lamotrek Atoll, Micronesia /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Werle, Kerstin J. S. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2014.
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Sociology.; Social groups.; Family.; Youth.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Social Sciences.; Social Sciences, general.; Gender Studies.; Sociology of Familiy, Youth and Aging.

Kerstin Werle’s work is based upon a year of fieldwork on Lamotrek and Yap, belonging to a group of islands with a matrilineal culture. Although a trend to the lifestyle of the Western world can be found everywhere on the islands, traditional customs, a gendered division of labour, and subsistence t...

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