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Nacireman Academies Dysfunctional? A Rejoinder
Author(s) -
MULLER JON
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1971.73.1.02a00230
Subject(s) - dysfunctional family , psychology , clinical psychology
Careful analysis of Nacireman academies does not bear out the conclusion of Walker (1970) that these are dysfunctional. Indeed, they are an integral part of Nacireman age‐grade structure and play an important role in initiation into a Nacireman adult age‐grade.