Bourque, Susan C.

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.


Electronic books.

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