Reference Information
Title: Coming of Age in Samoa
Author: Margaret Mead
Editor: Harper Perennial, 1928 (1971)
Chapter 11: The Girl in Conflict
Summary
This chapter discussed possible conflicts a girl in Samoa could find herself in, and what kinds of things caused such conflicts. The author discussed some of the "deviants" of the group of girls she was studying, in which they deviated from traditional conduct and demanded a different or improved environment. Such conflicts arose from things like living in the pastor's house or living on the outskirts of town.
Discussion
The fact that the author focused largely on religion and how it produced deviants, then said that religion was taken fairly lightly and did not produce conflicts was rather contradicting. I did find it interesting that conflicts with parents are largely avoided due to the threat of moving to a new household, and conflicts between those of the same age were solved by one of them moving out of the household.
The fact that the author focused largely on religion and how it produced deviants, then said that religion was taken fairly lightly and did not produce conflicts was rather contradicting. I did find it interesting that conflicts with parents are largely avoided due to the threat of moving to a new household, and conflicts between those of the same age were solved by one of them moving out of the household.
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