Author: Christine A. Loveland
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252008580
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Social and cultural anthropology essays on social roles and sexual division of labour, as well as on social change among indigenous peoples in Lower Central America - analyses the causes of men dominance and lower female social status; looks at historical background and traditional culture, role of religious missions, labour force participation of woman workers and women's life cycles; examines new economic roles, rural migration, urban area influence, changing leadership patterns, etc. Diagrams, photographs, references, statistical tables.