Thursday, March 31, 2011

Book Reading #42 - Coming of Age in Samoa

Appendix III
Summary
Essentially in this appendix, the author goes into what the Samoan culture has changed into over the time since the study was published. For the most part the culture has stayed largely the same as one would expect, however many modern influences have come to find their way into the community. That isn't to say that the people rely on them, they have merely showed up.

Discussion
This was probably a really important chapter to read in order to see the relative change that occurred since the study had been done. It was interesting to see all the influences that have come in to the community with how much of their culture still remains intact.

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