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Lady Friends : Hawaiian Ways and the Ties that Define / Karen L. Ito.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The Anthropology of Contemporary IssuesPublisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©1999Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781501721809
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306/.09969 21
LOC classification:
  • DU624.65 .I76 1999
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Lady Friends and Their Island Home -- 2. Comeback and the Ties That Bind -- 3. "My Heart Is in My Friend": The Ties That Define -- 4. Ho'oponopono and Conflict Resolution -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index
Summary: Many indigenous Hawaiians who have moved to the islands' cities languish at the bottom of the socioeconomic scale and are thought to have lost their cultural roots. Initially apolitical urban Hawaiians were often skeptical of activists who sought to revitalize traditional ways; yet, as Karen L. Ito shows, Hawaiian women in particular continue to maintain and express crucial aspects of their cultural heritage in their lifestyle and interactions with others. Ito conducted intensive fieldwork with six Honolulu families, all of which shared the distinguishing characteristics of Hawaii's matrifocal society. In her close examination of the friendships and family relations among the women in these households, she focuses on the significance of a traditional manner of speech known as "talk story" which they use when conversing together. She describes how her subjects employ metaphoric language to address issues concerning responsibility, retribution, understandings of self and personhood, and methods for conflict resolution. For these "lady friends," Ito finds, the emotional quality and quantity of their social relationships help define personal identity while their common concepts of morality bind them together. By applying ethnopsychological strategies to the exploration of culture, Ito demonstrates cultural continuity at a level where most observers would not expect to find it. Lady Friends brings a new dimension to Hawaiian research.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Lady Friends and Their Island Home -- 2. Comeback and the Ties That Bind -- 3. "My Heart Is in My Friend": The Ties That Define -- 4. Ho'oponopono and Conflict Resolution -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index

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Many indigenous Hawaiians who have moved to the islands' cities languish at the bottom of the socioeconomic scale and are thought to have lost their cultural roots. Initially apolitical urban Hawaiians were often skeptical of activists who sought to revitalize traditional ways; yet, as Karen L. Ito shows, Hawaiian women in particular continue to maintain and express crucial aspects of their cultural heritage in their lifestyle and interactions with others. Ito conducted intensive fieldwork with six Honolulu families, all of which shared the distinguishing characteristics of Hawaii's matrifocal society. In her close examination of the friendships and family relations among the women in these households, she focuses on the significance of a traditional manner of speech known as "talk story" which they use when conversing together. She describes how her subjects employ metaphoric language to address issues concerning responsibility, retribution, understandings of self and personhood, and methods for conflict resolution. For these "lady friends," Ito finds, the emotional quality and quantity of their social relationships help define personal identity while their common concepts of morality bind them together. By applying ethnopsychological strategies to the exploration of culture, Ito demonstrates cultural continuity at a level where most observers would not expect to find it. Lady Friends brings a new dimension to Hawaiian research.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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