Navajo Girl'S Puberty Ceremonial: Function And Meaning For Adolescence.

Description:

The ceremony brings four changes in a girl: 1) her attitude toward her home and the opposite gender; 2) her status in the family and community; 3) her potential for health, beauty and prosperity; 4) her actual behavior.

Protocol:

UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access

Community:

UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center

Category:

Mental/Emotional, Physiology, Tribal Actions

Original Date:

1964

Creator:

Jordan, S

Language:

English

Rights:

Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.

Source:

Surg Gyn & Obs; Spr;71:27-36.

Identifier:

9903093

Subject:

Behavior, Ceremonial, Menstruation, Puberty

Type:

Monograph