New Lives for Old

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New Lives for Old is a classic ethnographic study by Margaret Mead examining social and cultural change among the Manus people of Papua New Guinea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
ethnographic study
author Margaret Mead NERFINISHED
authorNationality American
comparesWith post–World War II Manus society
pre–World War II Manus society
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
disciplineOfAuthor anthropology
documents Manus engagement with global economy
Manus responses to colonial administration
changes in Manus leadership and authority structures
transformations in Manus family life
examines changes in social organization
changes in values and norms
economic change among the Manus
education and missionization among the Manus
impact of Western influence on Manus culture
processes of modernization
religious change among the Manus
fieldOfStudy Pacific anthropology
cultural anthropology
focusesOn cultural change
social change
genre anthropology
ethnography
hasEthnographicMethod longitudinal comparison
participant observation
hasPerspective culture-and-personality approach
influenced debates on applied anthropology
later studies of modernization in the Pacific
language English
mainSubject Manus people NERFINISHED
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
notableFor analysis of rapid culture change in a small-scale society
comparison of prewar and postwar ethnographic data
contribution to theories of culture change
relatedWork Coming of Age in Samoa NERFINISHED
Growing Up in New Guinea NERFINISHED
setIn Admiralty Islands NERFINISHED
Manus Island NERFINISHED
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED

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