Oral Traditions of Micronesians as an Index to Culture Change Reflected in Micronesian College Graduates

Mitchell, Roger E. (1972). Oral Traditions of Micronesians as an Index to Culture Change Reflected in Micronesian College Graduates (Report). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education.

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Abstract: Study of Micronesian college students as cultural intermediaries; compares oral traditions from educated and non-educated populations; finds decline in mythological knowledge but persistence of belief in spirits, magic, and traditional medicine; identifies enduring core values of land, kinship, and obligation; documents regional variation alongside shared cultural motifs; analyzes effects of education and migration; highlights folklore as a basis for identity and potential pan-Micronesian cohesion.

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