Socialization; the approach from social anthropology
By: edited by Philip Mayer.
Contributors: Mayer, Philip, ed.; Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth.
Series: A.S.A. monographs,
Publisher: Tavistock
Published: 1970
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Ethnology -- Congresses
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
"Distributed in the U.S.A. by Barnes and Noble.
Papers presented at a conference sponsored by the Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth, and held at the University of Birmingham in April 1967.
Table of contents: title: Philip Mayer. Introduction -- Socialization and the social anthropologist -- The place of psychological explanation : ‘practices’ and ‘processes’  -- Some ethnographic themes. Marginality of youth -- Extra-domestic contexts of socialization -- Circumcision : levels of meaning -- Audrey I. Richards. Socialization and Contemporary British Anthropology -- Retrospect -- Current lack of interest in socialization -- Reappraisals and clarification. Studies of symbolism and cognitive systems -- Studies of values systems -- Experiments in cooperation -- Conclusions -- Gustav Jahoda. A psychologist’s perspective -- Recent psychological work of cross-cultural interest -- Cooperation between psychologists and anthropologists : possibilities and limitations -- Psychological perspectives and Lévi-Straussian postulates -- Esther Goody. Kinship fostering in Gonja  : deprivation or advantage? -- The institution of kinship fostering -- Incidence of fostering -- Voluntary and crisis fostering -- Specific functions of fostering -- Children’s responses to fostering -- ‘Success’ in adulthood as an index of the effect of fostering -- Marital stability as an index of the effect of fostering -- Conclusions -- Barbara B. Lloyd. Yoruba mothers’ reports of child-rearing : some theoretical and methodological considerations -- Research design, setting, and procedures. Adherence to traditional practices among Oje and elite -- Comparisons of child-rearing. Comparisons with African societies -- Comparisons with other changing societies -- Summary and suggestions for future research -- Appendix : mother interview - English version -- Barbara E. Ward. Temper tantrums in Kau Sai  : some speculations upon their effects -- Three kinds of tantrum -- Adolescent adjustments for boys and girls -- The avoidance of violent behaviour -- Conclusions -- Paul Spencer. The function of ritual in the socialization of the Samburu Moran -- The context of socialization among Samburu Moran -- Socialization and ceremony among the Moran -- Theories of ritual behaviour and the development of social attitudes -- Conclusions -- Philip and Iona Mayer. Socialization by peers : the youth organization of the Red Xhosa -- Outline of the youth organization -- Fighting codes : cudgel play in the youth organization -- ‘Law’ in the youth organization -- The youth organization and the encouragement and direction of sexual ‘play’ -- Widening scale and self-identification -- The congruence with adult values -- The ‘sectarian’ danger and some factors limiting it -- Appendix : Gang formation among Xhosa and Samburu : a comment by Max Gluckman -- J. S. La Fontaine. Two types of youth group in Kinshasa (Léopoldville) -- The population of the city : structure and changes -- The urban family in Kinshasa -- Socialization and youth groups -- Youth culture in the city -- Street gangs -- Scholars’ associations -- The structure of voluntary associations among the young -- Youth groups and social change -- William Wilder. Socialization and social structure in a Malay village -- Introductory remarks -- Boundaries in the life-cycle -- The circumcision ceremony -- The development of sexual status -- The role of adults -- Other Malaysian studies -- Conclusion -- Anthony Forge. Learning to see in New Guinea -- The Abelam -- Childhood -- Tambaran initiations -- The art -- What do the Abelam see? -- Conclusions -- J. B. Loudon. Teasing and socialization on Tristan da Cunha -- Introductory -- Tristan da Cunha : outline history and sociology -- Model and image -- The significance of teasing and ridicule in socialization -- Teasing and child-rearing -- Childhood aggression : a psychological assessment -- Teasing and aggression among adult islanders. Public teasing -- Domestic teasing -- Competitive teasing : an example analysed -- Conclusion.