Contents

1. Dedication
3.          Acknowledgements
4.          Words for a New Century by Mary Catherine Bateson
5.          Introduction to the Perennial Classics Edition
6.          Foreword by Franz Boas, 1928
7.          Preface to the 1973 Edition
8.     I    Introduction
9.    II    A Day in Samoa
10.   III    The Education of the Samoan Child
11.   IV    The Samoan Household
12.     V    The Girl and Her Age Group
13.   VI    The Girl in the Community
14.   VII    Formal Sex Relations
15. VIII    The role of the Dance
16.   IX    The Attitude Towards Personality
17.     X    The Experience and Individuality of the Average Girl
18.   XI    The Girl in Conflict
19.   XII    Maturity and Old Age
20. XIII    Our Educational Problems in the Light of Samoan Contrasts
21.  XIV    Education for Choice
22. Appendix I: Notes to Chapters
23. Appendix II: Methodology of This Study
24. Appendix III: Samoan Civilisation as It Is Today
25. Appendix IV: The Mentally Defective and the Mentally Diseased
26. Appendix V: Materials upon Which the Analysis Is Based
    1.     a.  Sample Record Sheet
    2.     b.  Table I. Showing Menstrual History, Sex Experience and Residence in Pastor’s Household
    3.     c.  Table II. Family Structure, and Analysis of Table
    4.     d.  Intelligence Tests Used
    5.     e.  Check List Used in Investigation of Each Girl’s Experience
27. Index and Glossary
28. About the Author
29. Back Ad
30. Credits
31. Copyright
32. About the Publisher