Study of the changing social context of adolescence, marriage and sexual relations in Mangraove, a Groote Eylandt Aboriginal community; review of anthropological and Aboriginal models of marriage- past and present ideals and realities; missionary influences; case studies of contemporary adolescent Aboriginal girls - love, expectations, intergenerational conflict; social strategies and changing values.
Victoria Katherine Burbank is Senior Honorary Research Fellow in Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Western Australia.
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 The Research Setting
3 Marriage Past and Present: The Adult Perspective
4 Contemporary Marriage: The Adolescent Perspective
5 Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
References
Index
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 The Research Setting
3 Marriage Past and Present: The Adult Perspective
4 Contemporary Marriage: The Adolescent Perspective
5 Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
References
Index