Women in Between - Female Roles in a Male World: Mount Hagen, New Guinea

In 1971 Marilyn Strathern provided what has now become a classic ethnographic text, Women In Between. Significantly, this pioneering contribution to feminist anthropology focuses on gender relations rather than on women alone. Re-issued now, Women in Between examines the attitudes of the Hagen people and analyzes the power of women in their male-dominated system. Strathern cites case studies of marriage arrangements, divorce, and traditional settlement disputes to illustrate women's status in Hagen society.

List of contents

Part 1 Part I: Producers and Transactors Chapter 2 Hagen Society Chapter 3 Residence and Work: The Woman with Her Husband's Kin Chapter 4 The Household Chapter 5 The Roads of Marriage Chapter 6 Kin at Her Back Chapter 7 Producers and Transactors Part 8 Part II: The Independent Woman Chapter 9 Pollution and Poison Chapter 10 Marital Stability Chapter 11 Focus for Blame Chapter 12 Settlement of Disputes Chapter 13 Judicial Status Chapter 14 Status, Incorporation and Commitment Chapter 15 Appendices

About the author

By Marilyn Strathern

Product details

• Authors: Marilyn Strathern, Strathern Marilyn
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.05.1995
• EAN: 9780847677856
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-7785-6
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 228 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 581 g
• Series: Classics in Anthropology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Anthropology, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Papua New Guinea