Weekend Warriors

Marshall, Mac (1979). Weekend Warriors. Palo Alto, Calif: Mayfield Pub. Co. ISBN 978-0-87484-455-9.

Abstract: Based on field work and archival research, this study examines the resaons for the prevalence of drinking and fighting among young Chuuk men. Drinking often leads to displays of bravado and picking fights, which can be fatal. Fights usually occur between members of different lineages, sub-lineages, districts, or villages. Marshall considers multiple motives and needs for this behavior, including the need i) to reduce anxiety associated with acculturation, ii) to display male virility in a matrilineage society, and iii) to develop a fearsome reputation in a society where young men have little power or prestige. In the past, young men could relieve their anxieties on the battlefield, where they could also establish their manhood in displays of martial prowess. Today, however, warfare is prohibited, and, according to Marshall, young men have had to substitute an alternative realm of drinking in which to carry out their contests.

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