A World of women : anthropological studies of women in the societies of the world /
A World of women : anthropological studies of women in the societies of the world /
Erika Bourguignon and contributors.
- New York, New York : Praeger, (c)1980.
- xv, 364 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
"A J.F. Bergin Publishers book."
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction and theoretical considerations The contemporary Saudi woman Women of Brunei Women's role in a Muslim Hausa town (Mirria, Republic of Niger) / Margaret O. Saunders -- Dioula women in town : a view of intra-ethnic variation (Ivory Coast) / Risa S. Ellovich -- Spirit magic in the social relations between men and women (Sao Paulo, Brazil) / Esther Pressel -- Spirit mediums in Umbanda Evangelizada of Porto Alegre, Brazil : dimensions of power and authority Sex and status : women in St. Vincent Adaptive strategies and social networks of women in St. Kitts Women in Yucatan The uses of traditional concepts in the development of new urban roles : Cuban women in the United States The life of Sarah Penfield, rural Ohio grandmother : tradition maintained, tradition threatened The economic role of women in Alaskan Eskimo society Comparisons and implications : what have we learned? / Erika Bourguignon. Erika Bourguignon -- Sherri Deaver -- Linda A. Kimball -- Patricia Barker Lerch -- Jeannette H. Henney -- Judith D. Gussler -- Felicitas D. Goodman -- Margaret S. Boone -- Rosemary Joyce -- Lynn Price Ager --
79011844
Social change.
Women.
GN479 / .W675 1980 GN479
"A J.F. Bergin Publishers book."
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction and theoretical considerations The contemporary Saudi woman Women of Brunei Women's role in a Muslim Hausa town (Mirria, Republic of Niger) / Margaret O. Saunders -- Dioula women in town : a view of intra-ethnic variation (Ivory Coast) / Risa S. Ellovich -- Spirit magic in the social relations between men and women (Sao Paulo, Brazil) / Esther Pressel -- Spirit mediums in Umbanda Evangelizada of Porto Alegre, Brazil : dimensions of power and authority Sex and status : women in St. Vincent Adaptive strategies and social networks of women in St. Kitts Women in Yucatan The uses of traditional concepts in the development of new urban roles : Cuban women in the United States The life of Sarah Penfield, rural Ohio grandmother : tradition maintained, tradition threatened The economic role of women in Alaskan Eskimo society Comparisons and implications : what have we learned? / Erika Bourguignon. Erika Bourguignon -- Sherri Deaver -- Linda A. Kimball -- Patricia Barker Lerch -- Jeannette H. Henney -- Judith D. Gussler -- Felicitas D. Goodman -- Margaret S. Boone -- Rosemary Joyce -- Lynn Price Ager --
79011844
Social change.
Women.
GN479 / .W675 1980 GN479