1. Coming of Age in Samoa: A Sexual Discussion
The girls of this age are also learning to take their role in society as a female. ... The boys are taught early that they have the opportunity to play a higher, more prestigious role in the village than the girls. ... Gender roles and relations that affect the behaviors of adult life in our culture are learned in similar ways that are learned in Samoan culture. ... The role of the Samoan male in sexual relations should be knowledgeable, and the females should learn form the males. Information is freely passed down from man to man, while the females seem to be waiting to be taught by a...
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