Spare the rod and spoil the child: Samoan perspectives on responsible parenting

Pereira, J.

Spare the rod and spoil the child: Samoan perspectives on responsible parenting J. Pereira - Taylor & Francis, 2010 - Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online .

Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 2010, 5(2): 98-109

This paper explores Samoan understandings of responsible parenting. It argues the case for cultural difference in approaches to parenting, and for the emergence of a ‘third space’ in which cultural groups negotiate the globalizing pressures of Western values. The paper draws on an emerging research literature and interviews with students, teachers and
parents in Samoa. The study has implications for educators, social workers and policy makers in New Zealand and other Pacific Rim countries where Samoans form a significant proportion of a rapidly growing Pacific population. [From the abstract]. Record #3818


CHILDREN
DISCIPLINE
PARENTING
SAMOAN PEOPLE
PACIFIC PEOPLES
PASIFIKA


NEW ZEALAND
SAMOA