Group Concepts of Human Birth

Duration: 33

Year Published: 1958

Creator: WNET/13

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Compares the reactions of Americans, the Manus of the Admiralty Islands, and the Kiriwina if the Trobriand Islands when exposed to the crisis of human birth. Uses dance routines and originally scored music to portray cultural differences in the selection of the birth place, the reactions of husband and wife, and the way a child is delivered. (KUHT) Film.


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