Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Age-graded deference and service to elders

age_graded_deference_and_service_to_elders

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


andamanese

  • The Andaman Islanders: A Study in Social Anthropology LIST OF FIGURES IN THE TEXT / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I / THE SOCIAL ORGANISATION; lines 3107-3201 confidence: high

    After marriage, a son continues helping parents by providing food and comfort; married children living elsewhere frequently visit their parents.

    Young people owe duties to older men and women; parents receive the same kind of duties with greater affection and attention; parents-in-law and other elders receive deference.

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