| Summary: | Some Psychological Aspects of the Impact of the White Man upon the Labrador Eskimo The approach to the problem. The primitive Labrador Eskimo in his historical, economic and religious setting -- Eskimo folk lore -- The story of exploration and trade development -- The evangelization of the Eskimos -- The introduction of white man's laws -- The law of supply and demand in operation among the Eskimos -- The abandonment of the old mode of life among the Labrador Eskimos -- The Eskimo's attitude toward the white man -- The white man's attitude toward the eskimo -- The psychology of the Eskimo. The language of the Eskimo as an indication of his mental processes -- The thought and mental processes of the Eskimo -- The behaviour of the Eskimo. The instincts: hunger, self preservation; love, procreation; acquisitiveness -- Memory -- Learned behaviour: habits -- Imagination -- Feeling and emotion -- Physiological psychology -- Heredity and environment -- The development of personality -- The white man among the Eskimo. The five types of white men. Settlers -- Traders -- Civil servants -- Fishermen -- Missionaries -- The diversity of motive -- The diversity of life -- The clash of interests -- The fusion and the clash of cultures. The machine age and the stone age meet -- The Eskimo assimilates the white man's culture -- The clash of cultures -- Inferences and deductions Glossary of Eskimo words Animals and birds used for food by Labrador Eskimos. 12 p. Includes bibliographical references
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