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Becoming Tongan: An Ethnography of Childhood » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Helen Morton, Helen Morton Lee
ISBN-13: 9780824817954, ISBN-10: 0824817958
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, The
Date Published: June 1996
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Helen Morton

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction1
1The Ethnography of Childhood7
2The Kingdom of Tonga20
3Having Children: "Paradise on Earth"44
4Becoming Poto: What to Learn70
5Children's Everyday Lives: Socialization in Context122
6Learning to Be Poto156
7Sanctioned Violence: Punishment and Aggression in Tonga174
8The Socialization of Emotion215
9Becoming Tongan: The Future250
Appendix 1Student Questionnaire and Tabulated Personal Data269
Appendix 2Kin Diagrams of Household Members275
Notes277
Glossary301
Bibliography305
Index339

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