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Cultural Alternatives and a Feminist Anthropology : An Analysis of Culturally Constructed Gender Interests in Papua New Guinea
Cultural Alternatives and a Feminist Anthropology An Analysis of Culturally Constructed Gender Interests in Papua New Guinea
Author: Frederick K. Errington, Deborah B. Gewertz
The Chambri of Papua New Guinea are well known as being the "Tchambuli" of Margaret Mead's influential work, Sex and Temperament, in which she described them as people among whom, in contrast to Western society, women dominated over men. In this book, the authors analyze Mead's data and present original material to reveal that Mead misinterpret...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521375917
ISBN-10: 0521375916
Publication Date: 10/27/1989
Pages: 198
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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