Chapter II: Foreword: BY FRANZ BOAS xiii

CHAPTER

I INTRODUCTION 1

II A DAY IN SAMOA 14

III THE EDUCATION OF THE SAMOAN CHILD 20

IV THE SAMOAN HOUSEHOLD 39

V THE GIRL AND HER AGE GROUP 59

VI THE GIRL IN THE COMMUNITY 74

VII FORMAL SEX RELATIONS 86

VIII THE RÔLE OF THE DANCE 110

IX THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS PERSONALITY 122

X THE EXPERIENCE AND INDIVIDUALITY OF THE AVERAGE GIRL 131

XI THE GIRL IN CONFLICT 158

XII MATURITY AND OLD AGE 185

XIII OUR EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS IN THE LIGHT OF SAMOAN
CONTRASTS 195

XIV EDUCATION FOR CHOICE 234