Video Listings
Suicide in Micronesia: Finding a Better Way Out
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
May 20, 2019 CULTURAL FAMILY CHANGE SUICIDE
Micronesian Counselors
The Changing Family In Chuuk: 1950-1999
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Summary of research done on changes in family structure and practice in Chuuk.
March 26, 1994 FAMILY CHANGE
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Summary of research done on changes in family structure and practice on Pohnpei.
March 26, 1993 FAMILY CHANGE
Changes in Family Structure Leading to Alcoholism, Suicide, and Child Abuse
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Anthropological view of how culture change in the family brings about social problems.
March 26, 1994 CULTURAL FAMILY CHANGE SUICIDE
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Explores the change in family dynamics and its impact on the growing suicide rate in the islands.
March 26, 2023 FAMILY CHANGE SOCIAL ISSUES
Cultural Revolution Of The 60's
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
The rapid increase of dollars and jobs in the 1960s led to structural changes whose impacts are still being felt.
March 26, 2023 CULTURAL FAMILY CHANGE
Micsem Discussion
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
The radical change that has occurred in the organization of the Palauan family demands adjustments within the family.
January 01, 1989 FAMILY CHANGE
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Discussion of the shifting values that have been caused by family change in Yap.
January 30, 1988 FAMILY CHANGE
Books
Edited by Francis X. Hezel, S.J. and Mark Berg
This coffee-table book is well illustrated with photos and drawings depicting the islands’ journey to modern times. Introductory essays link first-hand accounts by foreigners describing what they saw or did in the islands. The book embraces 400 years of history, from Magellan to US naval administration in early 1950s.
March 26, 1980 FAMILY CHANGE GOVERNMENT HISTORY
The New Shape of Old Island Cultures
by Francis X. Hezel, SJ
How have Micronesian cultures changed since World War II? This book presents a pointed synthesis of important changes from the Marshall Islands to Palau, ranging from family structure, land and gender roles to the cultural treatment of life events (birth, marriage, death). This book draws on the author's own real-life experiences and anthropological literature.
March 26, 2023 FAMILY CHANGE HISTORY
articles
Changes in the Pohnpeian Family: 1950-1990
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Summary of research on the changes in basic social institutions on Pohnpei after the war.
Chuuk: Micronesian Seminar, July 1992. March 26, 1992 FAMILY CHANGE
The Changing Family in Chuuk: 1950-1990
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Summary of research on the changes in basic social institutions in Chuuk after the war.
Chuuk: Micronesian Seminar, May 1992. March 26, 1992 FAMILY CHANGE
The Unmaking of the Micronesian Family
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Changes in the family structure and the social problems that have stemmed from them.
Unpublished. 1998 March 26, 1998 FAMILY CHANGE