Women of the Andes : Patriarchy and Social Change in Two Peruvian Towns.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (272 pages)
- Women and Culture Series .
- Women and Culture Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I Mother's Day: Ritual Ironies and Realities -- II Analyzing Women's Subordination: Issues, Distortions, and Definitions -- III Analyzing Women's Subordination: Alternative Frameworks -- IV Childbirth, Marriage, and Family Politics -- V The Sexual Division of the Economy -- VI Women's Positions in the Agrarian Class System -- VII Consciousness and Participation in a Patriarchal Power Structure -- VIII Women, Social Change, and National Development -- IX The Dynamics of Sexual Subordination -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations.
Studies women of two Peruvian highland communities and the cultural implications of gender differences.
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Women -- Peru -- Case studies. Women -- Peru -- Chucchin. Women -- Peru -- Mayobamba. Chucchin (Peru) -- Social conditions. Mayobamba (Peru) -- Social conditions.