Chapter 4: The Samoan Household
Summary
In this chapter, Mead describes the household hierarchy in the Samoan family. She goes on to describe that relatives are always expected to help out each other. Mead describes how there is a highest hierarchical title for both men and women. One of the well-defined titles is the matai.
Discussion
One would think that given a small civilization there would be a small amount of rules. However Mead's description of the Samoan culture, this is clearly not always true. There are many complexities in this culture. She does not clearly define relationships between families.
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