Summary
Dr. Mead, in this chapter, discusses the interrelations between families in Samoan culture. Emphasis is placed on the role of the children, especially girls, and on how families relate to each other in the context of the nobility.
Discussion
I found children being able to effectively change at will which of their relatives they lived with to be an interesting, of only because of the differences to ours. The structure of the nobility as described here seems pretty Byzantine, and I am somewhat confused by it. I didn't find her explanation of what the role of the selected princess was very clear.
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