Becoming Tongan
Subtitle: an ethnography of childhood
By: Helen Morton.
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
Subjects: Ethnology -- Tonga -- Holonga (Tongatapu Island); Children -- Tonga -- Holonga (Tongatapu Island); Child psychology -- Tonga -- Holonga (Tongatapu Island); Child rearing -- Tonga -- Holonga (Tongatapu Island); Ethnopsychology -- Tonga -- Holonga (Tongatapu Island); Child development -- Tonga -- Holonga (Tongatapu Island); Socialization -- Tonga -- Holonga (Tongatapu Island); Holonga (Tongatapu Island, Tonga) -- Social life and customs.
Description: "In this ... account of growing up in Tonga, Helen Morton focuses on the influences= of ana fakatonga ("the Tongan way") in all facets of Tongan childhood from the antenatal period to late adolescence. Childhood is a crucial period when cultural identity and notions of tradition are constructed, as well as beliefs about self, personhood, and emotion. Although strongly influenced by recent ethnopsychological research, Morton carefully critiques this approach and offers a revitalized ethnopsychology that takes account of gender, power relations, and historical processes. ..."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-337) and index.