Chiefs and Big Men In Papua, New Guinea

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"Two different kinds of leadership have been identified among societies of the South Pacific islands: Chiefs and Big Men. The Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea and the Dani, from mainland Papua New Guinea, exemplify these contrasting types. Trobrianders have Chiefs who have inherited power, are socially elevated above the rest of their group, and can exert some semi-coercive types of power. The Dani, on the other hand, have Big Men who develop influence rather than possessing power. Big Men must achieve whatever political or social ends they desire by means of persuasion and the exertion of various levels of influence. The difference between the inherited and non-inherited forms of leadership can be seen most easily in the high degree of regulated behaviors by and toward the Trobriand Chiefs as opposed to the relative lack of ceremony connected with the ..."

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