TY - BOOK AU - Ritchie,Jane AU - Ritchie,James E. TI - Growing up in Polynesia SN - 0868612014 U1 - 301.4314/0996 PY - 1979/// CY - Sydney PB - George Allen & Unwin Australia KW - Child development KW - Polynesia KW - Child rearing N1 - Children. Development. Polynesia. Sociological perspectives (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0300764); Maps on end papers; Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-168) and index; Introduction -- Environments -- Communities -- Many parents -- Being born into a olden world -- Early independence -- Children together -- Achievement : with a little help from my friends -- Gaining status: giving respect -- Coming of age -- Her world and his -- Early education -- School and community -- At home and abroad -- Human development in a Pacific persective N2 - "In this book we will be talking about childhood in one tiny part of the world's population -- the people who live in the islands of Polynesia and those whose traditional way of life derives from, or has been influenced by, Polynesian cultural style ..."--Introduction p. 7 ER -