Question
Write a note on the main features of the Samoan society.

Answer

The main features of the Samoan society are as follows
→ Children did not go to school they learnt household work and things like how to take case of other children and adults.
→ As soon as the babies learnt to walk, their parents-other adults did not look after them.
→ Both boys and girls as young as 5 years old looked after their siblings.
→ When boys turned 9 years old, they joined the older boys in fishing and other outdoor activities like planting coconuts.
→ Till they reached teenage, girls had to continue looking after children or do errands for adults. They got much more freedom once they entered teenage after the age of around 14 years. They went out for fishing, worked in the plantations learnt how to weave baskets, etc.
→ Cooking was done in special cooking houses where boys did most of the work and girls helped with preparations.

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