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Heuristics of the Vā
Abstract
The Oxford Dictionary of Sociology defines a heuristic device ‘as a form of preliminary analysis’ (Marshall, 1998: 274). Such devices have proved especially useful in studies of social change by defining benchmarks around which variation and differences can then be situated. In this context a heuristic device is usually employed for analytical clarity, although it can also have explanatory value as a model. This paper is a preliminary analysis of the concept (and associated concepts) of the va. The examination is an attempt at a definition of the concept of va and focuses on the differentiation between the va fealoaloa'i (social space) and va tapua'i (worship space) as developed in the Samoan village. The va is also applied to the New Zealand social environment and tertiary education.
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This preference reflects the centrality of relationality and Vā within Pacific communities.
“This preference was almost four times greater than preferences for formal support options (e.g., doctors, mental health specialists), and reflects the centrality of relationality and Vā within Pacific communities [23,37,38].”
From Voices of the Pacific: Pacific Peoples’ Conceptualisations of Anxiety in Aotearoa New Zealand—Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey (2026) · cites this paper as [23]
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“As opposed to commodity exchange where the commodity is alienated because it bears no substantial relationship to the person who sold it (see Carrier, 1991: 123).”
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- Authors
- Tuagalu, I.
- Venue
- AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-06
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 107-126
- ISSN
- 1177-1801
- 1174-1740
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 2
- Language
- en
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