Gender stratification in four matrilineal societies

This thesis examines the causes of gender stratification in four matrilineal Native American societies, including the Chipewyan, Crow, Hopi, and Iroquois. Factors affecting women's status, such as female labor, contribution to subsistence, portrayal in mythology, and control over resources are...

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Main Author: Harris, Kim C.
Other Authors: Morton, Keith L., Marti, Judith, Raab, L. Mark
Format: Master Thesis
Language:English
Published: California State University, Northridge 1998
Subjects:
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Chipewyan
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/177668
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spelling ftcalifstateuniv:oai:scholarworks:zg64tq96d 2024-09-30T14:33:44+00:00 Gender stratification in four matrilineal societies Harris, Kim C. Morton, Keith L. Marti, Judith Raab, L. Mark 1998-05 http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/177668 English eng California State University, Northridge Anthropology http://hdl.handle.net/10211.3/177668 Dissertations Academic -- CSUN -- Anthropology Masters Thesis 1998 ftcalifstateuniv 2024-09-10T17:06:17Z This thesis examines the causes of gender stratification in four matrilineal Native American societies, including the Chipewyan, Crow, Hopi, and Iroquois. Factors affecting women's status, such as female labor, contribution to subsistence, portrayal in mythology, and control over resources are analyzed to determine what affect, if any, these and other factors have upon gender stratification in these societies. The theories of Peggy Sanday, Ernestine Friedl, and Joyce Mccarl Nielsen relating to gender stratification and economy are evaluated using the data obtained in this study. California State University, Northridge. Department of Anthropology. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-80) Master Thesis Chipewyan Scholarworks from California State University
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Gender stratification in four matrilineal societies
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description This thesis examines the causes of gender stratification in four matrilineal Native American societies, including the Chipewyan, Crow, Hopi, and Iroquois. Factors affecting women's status, such as female labor, contribution to subsistence, portrayal in mythology, and control over resources are analyzed to determine what affect, if any, these and other factors have upon gender stratification in these societies. The theories of Peggy Sanday, Ernestine Friedl, and Joyce Mccarl Nielsen relating to gender stratification and economy are evaluated using the data obtained in this study. California State University, Northridge. Department of Anthropology. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-80)
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