Abstract
R. I. LEVY endeavors to relate the import of shame and guilt to the varying world views of Tahitians living in a traditional village in contrast to Tahitians living in an urbanized enclave. Shame and guilt are presented as motives for self-control linked with different levels of sociocultural integration. J. D. HOSKIN, M. I. FRIEDMAN, and J. E. CAWTE report on the exceedingly high suicide rate among aborigines of the Kandrian district of Southwest New Britain in New Guinea. According to these authors, the severity of societal fragmentation and the cultural reinforcement of close interpersonal ties in this population could be considered as determining factors of suicide.
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