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Index
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Words for a New Century by Mary Catherine Bateson
Introduction to the Perennial Classics Edition
Foreword by Franz Boas, 1928
Preface to the 1973 Edition
I. Introduction
II. A Day in Samoa
III. The Education of the Samoan Child
IV. The Samoan Household
V. The Girl and Her Age Group
VI. The Girl in the Community
VII. Formal Sex Relations
VIII. The Rôle of the Dance
IX. The Attitude Towards Personality
X. The Experience and Individuality of the Average Girl
XI. The Girl in Conflict
XII. Maturity and Old Age
XIII. Our Educational Problems in the Light of Samoan Contrasts
XIV. Education for Choice
Appendix I: Notes to Chapters
Appendix II: Methodology of this Study
Appendix III: Samoan Civilisation as It is To-day
Appendix IV: The Mentally Defective and the Mentally Diseased
Appendix V: Materials upon Which the Analysis is Based
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
Index and Glossary
About the Author
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