A World of women : anthropological studies of women in the societies of the world / Erika Bourguignon and contributors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, New York : Praeger, (c)1980.Description: xv, 364 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
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  • GN479 .W675 1980
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Contents:
Erika Bourguignon -- The contemporary Saudi woman Sherri Deaver -- Women of Brunei Linda A. Kimball -- 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 Patricia Barker Lerch -- Sex and status : women in St. Vincent Jeannette H. Henney -- Adaptive strategies and social networks of women in St. Kitts Judith D. Gussler -- Women in Yucatan Felicitas D. Goodman -- The uses of traditional concepts in the development of new urban roles : Cuban women in the United States Margaret S. Boone -- The life of Sarah Penfield, rural Ohio grandmother : tradition maintained, tradition threatened Rosemary Joyce -- The economic role of women in Alaskan Eskimo society Lynn Price Ager -- Comparisons and implications : what have we learned? / Erika Bourguignon.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction and theoretical considerations Erika Bourguignon -- The contemporary Saudi woman Sherri Deaver -- Women of Brunei Linda A. Kimball -- 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 Patricia Barker Lerch -- Sex and status : women in St. Vincent Jeannette H. Henney -- Adaptive strategies and social networks of women in St. Kitts Judith D. Gussler -- Women in Yucatan Felicitas D. Goodman -- The uses of traditional concepts in the development of new urban roles : Cuban women in the United States Margaret S. Boone -- The life of Sarah Penfield, rural Ohio grandmother : tradition maintained, tradition threatened Rosemary Joyce -- The economic role of women in Alaskan Eskimo society Lynn Price Ager -- Comparisons and implications : what have we learned? / Erika Bourguignon.

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