Cultural Alternatives and a Feminist Anthropology - An Analysis of Culturally Constructed Gender Interests in Papua New

Zusammenfassung In this book! Errington and Gewertz present original material to reveal that in fact Chambri women neither dominate Chambri men! nor vice versa. They use this reformulated interpretation to discuss the relevance of the Chambri case for the understanding of gender relations in Western society today. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Part I. Cultural Premises: 1. Entropy and the nature of indebtedness; 2. Names and personal identity; 3. The enactment of power; 4. The construction of society; Part II. Social Action: 5. Politics and the relationship between husbands and wives; 6. The mutual dependence of brothers and sisters; 7. Marriage and the confluence of interests; 8. The monetization of social relationships; Conclusion: the significance of cultural alternatives; Notes; References; Index.

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• Authors: Frederick Errington, Frederick Gewertz Errington, Frederick K. Errington, Frederick Karl Gewertz Errington, Errington Frederick, Deborah Gewertz, Deborah B. Gewertz
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.10.1989
• EAN: 9780521375917
• ISBN: 978-0-521-37591-7
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, new guinea, Papua New Guinea