Editor's Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. Editor's Preface VII
4. 1. Introduction: What Does "Adoption" Mean? 1
5. EASTERN POLYNESIA
6. 2. Traditional and Modern Adoption Patterns in Hawaii 21
7. 3. Adoption in the Society Islands 52
8. 4. Tahitian Adoption as a Psychological Message 71
9. 5. Adoption on Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago 88
10. WESTERN POLYNESIA
11. 6. Adoption on Nukuoro 121
12. 7. Adoption on Kapingamarangi 158
13. 8. Banaban Adoption Martin Gary Silverman 209
14. 9. Some Legal Aspects of Gilbertese Adoption 236
15. 10. Adoption, Guardianship, and Social Stratification in the Northern Gilbert Islands 261
16. 11. Adoption on Ponape 292
17. 12. Adoption on Romonum, Truk 314
18. OTHER SOCIETIES OF EASTERN OCEANIA
19. 13. Adoption on Rotuma 343
20. 14. Kinship and Adoption in the Northern New Hebrides 369
21. 15. Epilogue: Transactions in Parenthood 391
22. References 411
23. Contributors 423