Pacific Island societies
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Pacific Island societies are diverse indigenous communities across the Pacific Ocean whose cultures, social structures, and traditions have been extensively studied in anthropology.
Statements (67)
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| instanceOf |
anthropological subject
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indigenous societies → |
| hasCharacteristic |
Christian religious influence
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age-grade institutions in some groups → ancestor veneration in many groups → bilateral kinship in some societies → bridewealth exchanges in many areas → canoe-building traditions → ceremonial architecture → ceremonial exchange valuables → chiefly hierarchies in many islands → clan-based social organization in many areas → collective land ownership in many communities → colonial histories → communal work parties → complex kinship systems → cultural diversity → customary law systems → customary marine tenure in many communities → dance and performance arts → diasporic communities → elaborate ceremonial life → environmental vulnerability to climate change → extended family households → feasting traditions → fishing-based economies → gendered division of labor → gift exchange networks → indigenous cosmologies → indigenous political movements → labor migration patterns → land-based identity systems → language endangerment in many islands → language revitalization efforts → maritime orientation → matrilineal descent in some societies → missionization impacts → multilingualism → navigation knowledge → oral traditions → patrilineal descent in some societies → postcolonial state relations → regional trade networks → resilience strategies to natural hazards → resource management customary rules → ritual exchange systems → ritual kava use in some regions → ritualized hospitality → ritualized warfare in some historical periods → sacred landscapes → seasonal ceremonial cycles → storytelling practices → subsistence agriculture → taboo systems → tattooing traditions in many groups → tourism impacts → traditional ecological knowledge → village councils or chiefs’ councils → |
| includes |
Melanesian societies
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Micronesian societies → Polynesian societies → |
| locatedIn |
Oceania
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Pacific Ocean region → |
| studiedInDiscipline |
archaeology
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cultural anthropology → linguistic anthropology → social anthropology → |
Referenced by (1)
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Margaret Mead
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