Internet Exercises

1. The Huli: Read G. C. J. Lomas' web site entitled "The Huli People of Papau New Guinea" at http://www.accsoft.com.au/~drgcjlom/huli1.htm. Read all of the pages.
   1. Who are the Huli? Where do they live? What type of economy do they have?
   2. What are the important hereditary social structures? Is it possible to belong to more than one subclan at a time?
   3. What are the traditional responsibilities of a Huli bride? Of a Huli husband?
   4. Of the non-hereditary social positions, which one is reserved for women? How do the number of non-hereditary social positions open to women compare with the number open for men?
   5. Are family, kinship, and descent as central in your life as it is for the Huli?
      
      
2. Families and Schools: Read "Strong Families, Strong Schools" by Jennifer Ballen and Oliver Moles at http://eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/npinpdfs/strongfamiliesschools.pdf. Go to the chapter named Family Involvement (p. 19) and read this chapter.
   1. Which factor do the authors attribute with causing most of the variation in test scores?
   2. What are some of the activities that families and students do together that probably increase academic performance?
   3. Besides assistance in education, what are some other traditional responsibilities of parents in American culture?