On Alternating Boasians: Generational Connections1

[...] any mixed assemblage will reveal the same cleavage, the same clash of temperaments that divides fathers and sons, mothers and daughters. In Australian public life the absolute dominance of the elders is the most conspicuous phenomenon; among the warlike Masai the fighting bachelor braves hold...

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Published inProceedings of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 154; no. 1; p. 19
Main Author Boon, James A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 01.03.2010
Subjects
Anthropology
Boas, Franz (1858-1942)
Field study
Hymes, Dell
Linguistics
Mead, Margaret (1901-1978)
Nilotic languages
Sapir, Edward
Science
Society
New York
Bali
United States > US
Chicago Illinois
Baffin Island
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Summary:[...] any mixed assemblage will reveal the same cleavage, the same clash of temperaments that divides fathers and sons, mothers and daughters. In Australian public life the absolute dominance of the elders is the most conspicuous phenomenon; among the warlike Masai the fighting bachelor braves hold the social hegemony; and in some Plains Indian communities there was a constant antagonism between the young men eager to distinguish themselves in raids against hostile tribes and the prudent chiefs seeking to prevent a hazardous warparty.
ISSN:0003-049X
2326-9243