The Study On Social Change And The Folk-Custom Of The Aborigines On The Saipan Island

This thesis analysed the historical phenomenon of the aborigines’society on the Saipan Island by the view combined sociology with folklore. Using of the western theories to analysis the reasons and to summary the laws of the social change on the Saipan Island. Time as the main context of this thesis, reviews the condition of when and how the social changed in the history. Thus to analysed other possible directions of the social change. To summed up the regularity and inevitability of the social change. The change of culture comes from social change, however, social change couldn’t leave any material evidence to the archaeologists like cultural change dose. Therefore, when we study of the social change occurred, the cultural phenomenon at that time is the basic corroboration. A huge part of this thesis will be used to describe the Saipan Island aboriginal cultural and historical phenomenon, on account of exploring it will be the fundamental purpose. From the outside to the inside is the approach to research the society change without recorded and social scholars then. Therefore, based on observation and essence of culture and historical phenomenon at that time, and through the existing biology and architecture entity to explore its potential social significance and sociological connotation.The cultural change is to adapt to social change. The culture will change subsequently while the social and historical conditions, which support it, changed. And the social change comes from the development of economy and technology, the development of productivity leads to the relation of production, the change social system and social relations will follow. Through the cultural phenomenon and historical events, this thesis will go into the level of productive force and economic situation seriously, and analyse the social conditions at that time, and combine the sociological theories to discuss the necessity of the social change and cultural transformation. Sociology has never been an isolated subject, this thesis has referenced from history, military, tourism and other fields, and collected the information related of Saipan Island for comparison, carding, meanwhile narrate and comment the cultural transformation and social change of the aborigines in the Saipan Island. The author uphold in the narrative on the prudent and realistic, in the elaboration of bold directly, will strive to restore the true theory of history, will return to reality. This article first to synchronic description of each particular historical period of social life are depicted with the theory discussed its necessity, finally taking a diachronic description on Saipan aboriginal social life in all aspects of the changes were summarized and induced the inherent law.Saipan Island aboriginal culture although influenced by the geographical conditions and historical events affecting the formation of a unique "pull-push" culture, but did not deviate from the common law of cultural development of human beings. The primitive society period, as a result of productivity is extremely low, Saipan Aboriginal reverence for nature and the dependence on climate in heaven rain-praying ceremony. This ritual occurs, is derived from pulling Cultural Center thought-balance, the balance force to exchange embodied in social life, so the social exchange Saipan is the main way of Aboriginal and outside. Chamorro and Caroline human fusion is based on the social exchange, Saipan Aboriginal succumbs to the Spanish colonists rule is based on the social exchange, Saipan during World War Ⅱ, the United States of America Aboriginal tend to instead of the prosperity of the local Japanese is based on social exchange, until today to Saipan for the Mariana Islands, not toward independence Road but belonging to the United States is still based on the social exchange. The social historical conditions change, pulling culture forms show different age characteristics, but the balance force of ideas still runs through Saipan Aboriginal ideology. In different periods, different background, different "force" in the checks and balances, Saipan natives are the forms of cultural expression is different. Through these rich cultural phenomenon at that time when the balance of what is, also the social main contradiction is what, then we can analyze the society at that time what the situation is. These different periods of social status throughout the time over the longitudinal axis, the process of social change will stand vividly revealed on the paper. Against the time social change is the vivid interpretation of historical events, these historical events in the background so that social change is no longer vague and obscure, but more clearly point to a rule, namely technical innovation. Independent research and development or cooperation, or, even on the persecution, new technology always to Saipan aboriginal society has brought essential impact and collapse the recasting of newborn.This pattern is logical, but also respect the history, but more in line with the social change and cultural change process. Maybe in other regions the other historical and cultural background in different forms, may not be the "balance of power" or social exchange, but technology on social change and cultural change effects must be tremendous and far-reaching.