Search Results - "coming of age"

Coming of age in Samoa : a psychological study of primitive youth for western civilisation / by Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978

Jewish girls coming of age in America, 1860-1920 by Klapper, Melissa R.

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A boy from Georgia : coming of age in the segregated South / by Jordan, Hamilton

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Empowerment of North American Indian girls ritual expressions at puberty / by Markstrom, Carol A.

Table of Contents: “…Contextual and methodological considerations -- Contemporary youth concerns in historical perspective -- North American Indian perspectives on human development -- Menstruation, cosmology, and feminism -- Historical overview of coming-of-age practices -- The Apache Sunrise Dance -- Interpretation of the Apache Sunrise Dance -- Contemporary Navajo, Lakota, and Ojibwa puberty customs -- Broader perspectives on coming-of-age.…”
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The true story of Pocahontas the other side of history / by Custalow, Linwood

Table of Contents: “…-- Pocahontas : a favorite child -- Captain John Smith : an English chief -- Pocahontas : the Powhatan peace symbol -- Powhatan rule : not by force -- Danger in Pocahontas's homeland -- Pocahontas comes of age -- Pocahontas kidnapped -- No retaliation -- Marriage in captivity -- The colony saved by the Powhatan -- Pocahontas's revelation -- Murder in England -- In the years that followed.…”
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Life in a Kam village in southwest China, 1930-1949 by Ou, Chaoquan

Table of Contents: “…Location -- Langdong -- The name 'Kam' -- The villagers -- Physical characteristics of the people -- The village -- Farming -- Spinning and weaving -- Thrifty people -- Mornings and evenings -- Food -- Mealtime etiquette -- Drinks -- Clothing -- Coming-of-age -- Courtship by night -- Courtship by day -- Intimidating situations for young women -- Matchmakers -- Engagement ceremony -- Marriage and divorce -- Unorthodox marriages -- Marriage relationships -- The distinction in culture between men and women -- Clan-centred community -- Pipe-smoking elders -- No beggars or thieves -- Monotonous and primitive music -- Festivals and celebrations -- Children -- Survival in the midst of suffering -- Author's postscript -- Translator's postscript.…”
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