Some psychological aspects of the impact of the white man upon the Labrador Eskimo

• Main Author: Peacock, F. W. (Frederick William), 1907-1985
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Nain, Labrador 1947
• Subjects: Inuit > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador; Missions > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador; Labrador (N.L.) > History; eskimo*; inuit; Newfoundland; Newfoundland studies
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/107403

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