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An ethnohistoric view of the relationship betwee the "atomistic" personality and the social structures of the Chippewa-Ojibwa

The purpose of this investigation is to trace the relationship between the atomistic personality and the social structures of the Chippewa-Ojibwa cultural-linguistic groups. The selection of this group was determined after an ethnographic survey of the urban Indians of Chicago at the American Indian Center during the summer of 1973. The basic hypothesis of this research is that the atomistic personality, which is a characteristic feature of the Chippewa-Ojibwa, has hindered native development of extensive social structures known historically beyond that of the individual family and that most of the social structures were results of externally initiated forces or influences.In delineating the types of social structures, I have described five temporal levels. In observing each of these levels, I have included the range of social structures (e.g. Family, tribal, inter-tribal) and the external historic factors.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/181190
Date January 1975
CreatorsMette, Brian R.
ContributorsGlenn, Elizabeth J.
Source SetsBall State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
Formatiii, 153 leaves ; 28 cm.
SourceVirtual Press

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