The quiet of the fierce barracuda: masculinity and aggression in Pohnpei, Micronesia

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 445-453

  Falgout, Suzanne ^a  

^a University of Hawaii West Oahu   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Colonialism; Mana; Masculinity; Militarization; Warfare

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; GENEALOGY; GUAM; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MASCULINITY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70349432184     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2009.07.010     Document Type: Review

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