106d. How children learn?
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The Teaching of Good Managment in a Warrior Society
For all n'so mothers, the concept of good manners includes learning to greet others and show obedience and respect for elders. Mothers spoke of vigorous training sessions in order to habituate their children to others. Children as young as six on Samoa begin to pick up the distinctive features characterizing people of rank and authority without any explicit instruction. This was particularly the case for distinctive behavioral aspects of common ritual events associated with chiefs that children could readily witness.
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