Pig Men and Women, Big Men and Women: Gender and Production in the New Guinea Highlands
The work of herding pigs falls mainly to women in the New Guinea Highlands. Yet men control the disposal of animals, commonly in sociopolitical exchange events that earn them prestige. Some commentators regard these pig management arrangements as an aspect of exploitative gender relations, men appro...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Ethnology. - University of Pittsburgh, 1962. - 40(2001), 3, Seite 171-192 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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2001
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Ethnology |
| Schlagworte: | Papua New Guinea Pigs Gender Labor Property Biological sciences Social sciences Applied sciences Physical sciences Behavioral sciences |