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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherWadsworth
ISBN-100534643833
ISBN-139780534643836
eBay Product ID (ePID)44183103
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSambia : Ritual, Sexuality, and Change in Papua New Guinea
Publication Year2005
SubjectHuman Sexuality (See Also Psychology / Human Sexuality), Men's Studies, General, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, Anthropology / General, Customs & Traditions
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorGilbert Herdt
Subject AreaSocial Science
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight10 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2005-935133
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentIntroduction. 1. The Behavioral Environment. 2. Warfare and Social Organization. 3. Ordinary People. 4. Gender and Socialization. 5. The Men''s Secret Society. 6. Ritualized Gender Development - Continuities and Discontinuities. 7. Sexuality and Social Change. Afterword. Glossary.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThis cultural and psychological study of gender identity and sexual development in a New Guinea Highlands society includes rich material on initiation rites and socialization studies, and contrasts the Sambia with other societies, including the United States. For example, Sambia boys experience ritualized homosexuality before puberty and continue this practice until marriage, after which homosexual activity is prohibited. The implications are developed cross-culturally and contextualized in gender literature. This new edition contains updated information about the Sambian ritualization and socialization of gender practices and will include a new chapter on sexuality, gender and social change among the Sambia.