Saturday, February 5, 2011

Book Reading #12 - Coming of Age in Samoa

Chapter 4: The Samoan Household

Summary:
The author discusses a lot of different aspects of the Samoan household. A few of which are how rank is determined by age, the taboo placed on brothers and sisters, the details of asking a favor, or how the heads of the households are chosen.


Discussion:
It is always interesting to see how other cultures behave. I actually like the Samoan method of asking for a favor. It is more of a give and take then simply asking to take.

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