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