Book Reading #12 - Coming of Age in Samoa

Chapter 4
Summary
This chapter describes the ranking system of the samoan families. This ranking is based primarily on age as opposed to sex as it is the case in several cultures. The author describes the interconnection that exists between family members and the household. She also describes the role of the matai, who is the head of the household.

Discussion
I found this chapter to be interesting since it describes the ranking of the samoan families. The most interesting aspect of this ranking system is that it is based on age instead of sex; but also there is little distinction between uncles, aunts, and so on. From what I understand they all play a similar role and share the same descriptive name.