Social Change and Psychosocial Adaptation in the Pacific Islands: Cultures in Transition

by Anthony J. Marsella

Book Overview

The Pacific Island oceanic and rim nations include many traditional societies and emerging nations that have experienced abusive histories of colonization, exploitation, and social change and upheaval. Their peoples are struggling to restore traditional cultural heritages and identities in a world community dominated by Western values and lifestyles. The conflicts, uncertainties, and instability of this transitional time are reflected in these...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387232923
• ISBN13: 9780387232928
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.6"