Adoption in Eastern Oceania / / ed. by Vern Carroll.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Carroll, Vern,; Fischer, J. L.,; Gallimore, Ronald G.,; Goodenough, Ruth Gallagher,; Goodenough, Ward H.,; Heighton Jr., Robert H.,; Hooper, Antony,; Howard, Alan,; Jordan E., Cathie,; Lambert, Bernd,; Levy, Robert I.,; Lieber, Michael D.,; Lundsgaarde, Henry P.,; Ottino, Paul,; Scheffler, H. W.,; Silverman, Martin Gary,
• HerausgeberIn: Carroll, Vern,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021]; ©1970
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: ASAO Monograph Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (432 p.)

This volume contains twelve very detailed ethnographic studies of the adoption of children as practiced on the island societies of Eastern Oceania (Polynesia, Micronesia, and Island Melanesia). Each of the chapters places adoption in the context of the total kinship system and adduces other relevant matters, such as land tenure and politics—thus providing a comprehensive ethnographic sketch of several societies which have hitherto been represented poorly in the anthropological literature. The societies covered are Hawaii (ancient and modern), Tahiti, Raroia (Tuamotu Archipelago), Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi, Gilbert Islands (both northern and southern), Ponape, Truk, Rotuma, and the Northern New Hebrides. Each chapter also adduces explanations to account for the extraordinarily high incidence of adoption in this culture area and the reasons for the persistence of adoption customs in the face of overwhelming social and cultural change. An introductory chapter contrasts the main features of Oceanic adoption with adoption in the United States and summarizes the main issues in studies of this kind. A concluding chapter by Ward Goodenough indicates the way in which even greater theoretical clarity may be achieved in future studies of this kind.Incorporating as it does the first fruits of recent research by many younger scholars, the studies in this book represent a substantial contribution to Oceanic ethnography. Apart from its obvious interest to specialists in Pacific cultures, this volume is of interest to anyone interested in the theory and practice of comparative social anthropology and the cross-cultural study of social institutions. It is also a contribution to the study of kinship.Sociologists and social welfare workers will find this volume a useful baseline from which to take a fresh look at American adoption from the vantage point of a contrasting culture area.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Editor's Preface -- 1. Introduction: What Does "Adoption" Mean? -- EASTERN POLYNESIA -- 2. Traditional and Modern Adoption Patterns in Hawaii -- 3. Adoption in the Society Islands -- 4. Tahitian Adoption as a Psychological Message -- 5. Adoption on Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago -- WESTERN POLYNESIA -- 6. Adoption on Nukuoro -- 7. Adoption on Kapingamarangi -- 8. Banaban Adoption Martin Gary Silverman -- 9. Some Legal Aspects of Gilbertese Adoption -- 10. Adoption, Guardianship, and Social Stratification in the Northern Gilbert Islands -- 11. Adoption on Ponape -- 12. Adoption on Romonum, Truk -- OTHER SOCIETIES OF EASTERN OCEANIA -- 13. Adoption on Rotuma -- 14. Kinship and Adoption in the Northern New Hebrides -- 15. Epilogue: Transactions in Parenthood -- References -- Contributors