What do a Papua New Guinea businesswoman and a Los Angeles policewoman have in common? Why are virgin brides valued in some societies and not in others? And why are the goddesses and folk heroines of India often depicted as angry and even violent? In addressing these and other issues, The Other Fifty Percent challenges traditional anthropological assumptions about the ordering of male and female roles crossculturally. Drawing on current research in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North and South America, the contributors to this volume explore the ordering of gender in such aspects of social life as marriage, economic decision making, allocation of political power, and in the symbolic representation of gods and goddesses. Articles in The Other Fifty Percent present a range of exciting research on gender in a clearly reasoned and concisely written style.
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Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Mascia-Lees-Black, Gender and Anthropology (ISBN 9781577660668); and Nanda, Gender Diversity: A Crosscultural Perspective (ISBN 9781577660743).
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A very insightful look at various gender relations in different cultural and economic settings. From a tribal community in Africa to the Los Angeles Police Force, there is a wide range of studies on how the sexes interact and rely on each other for survival. As the roles of men and women in society are constantly evolving, it is interesting to see how these roles function in different environments. This gives us an idea of where we've been, how we are and where we should be headed in the future. This book was an excellent textbook for an Anthropology class on Sex and Gender at Santa Monica College I had about five years ago. Being a poor college student I regretfully sold back this book for spending money. After all this time I look forward to reaquainting myself with this intriguing spectrum of perspectives.
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In the musical comedy classic My Fair Lady, the protagonist Henry Higgins laments: "Why can't a woman be more like a man?" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
twem partners, tali rite, shared biological linkage, twem relationships, female family business, clan prestations, new female officers, clan events, household prosperity, commodity debt, indirect dowry, commemorative feasts, devil possession, clan meetings, contested order, gift debt, stomp dances, female peasants, women anthropologists, male initiation rites, exchange partnerships Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Guinea, Bena Bena, New York, Shobhag Kanvar, Margaret Mead, San Antonio, San Pedro, United States, Hadi Rani, American Anthropological Association, Hacienda La Miranda, American Ethnologist, Hortense Powdermaker, Latin American, Professor Boas, Ruth Benedict, World War, High Court, Kung Woman, Rena Lederman, Southern Spain, Virgin Mary, Chen T'ien-lai, Mandok Island, Margery Wolf New!
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twem partners, tali rite, shared biological linkage, twem relationships, female family business, clan prestations, new female officers, clan events, household prosperity, commodity debt, indirect dowry, commemorative feasts, devil possession, clan meetings, contested order, gift debt, stomp dances, female peasants, women anthropologists, male initiation rites, exchange partnerships Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Guinea, Bena Bena, New York, Shobhag Kanvar, Margaret Mead, San Antonio, San Pedro, United States, Hadi Rani, American Anthropological Association, Hacienda La Miranda, American Ethnologist, Hortense Powdermaker, Latin American, Professor Boas, Ruth Benedict, World War, High Court, Kung Woman, Rena Lederman, Southern Spain, Virgin Mary, Chen T'ien-lai, Mandok Island, Margery Wolf New!
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- Introducing Cultural Anthropology by Roberta Edwards Lenkeit on page 207
- The Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit by Melvin Konner on page 501
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