FTP name this study of 68 young women on the island of Ta'u, written by Margaret Mead.
Characters in this work include Lola and Mala, a pair of misfits who cannot lightly accept defeat, as their fellows do. The 6th chapter contains a discussion of a political organization for untitled men, the Aumaga. Other institutions include the taupo, a virgin princess, which was emphasized in Derek Freeman's critique of this study. The author concludes that the "storm and stress" of American adolescence is cultural in origin, while adolescence in the titular culture is much easier in large part due to lots of casual sex. FTP name this study of 68 young women on the island of Ta'u, written by Margaret Mead.
Characters in this work include Lola and Mala, a pair of misfits who cannot lightly accept defeat, as their fellows do.
{Coming of Age in Samoa}