Introduction -- Fieldwork in Malaita -- The island environment -- The Baegu people -- Human ecology in Malaita -- Baegu world-view -- Baegu kinship ideology and social relations -- Baegu land tenure and property concepts -- Baegu residential groups -- The social composition of residential groups -- A structural interpretation of inconsistencies in Baegu ideology and practice -- Residential behavior : settlement patterns, residence rules, and spacing mechanisms -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendix A : Baegu phonology -- Appendix B : Baegu census data -- Appendix C : Glossary of Baegu words and idiomatic phrases
