Kapu: Gender Roles in Traditional Society

Malcolm Naea Chun
Kapu touches upon the sensitive issue of the role of men and women in Native Hawaiian society. Looking for the earliest traditional and historical accounts, Malcolm Naea Chun traces the roles of men and women in traditional society and describes the ending of the Kapu system and the influence brought about by the introduction of foreigners and foreign ideas. He then poses a most difficult question for Native Hawaiians since the ending of the kapu system and the overthrow of the kingdom: what are roles of Native Hawaiian men and women today? Do they preserve and represent Hawaiian culture and society, and if not, what is being done about it? This book is one of eleven short volumes of the Ka Wana series, which is part of the Pihana Na Mamo Native Hawaiian Education Program.
Item Code: KW110
ISBN: ISBN-10 1-58351-044-3; ISBN-13 978-1-58351-044-5
Program: Ka Wana Series
Pages: 33, Year: 2006
Grade Level: K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13+
Illustration: yes
Audience: Student/Teacher
Binding Types: Soft Cover
$8.95
In Stock
Published by Curriculum Research & Development Group, College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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