Civilized women : gender and prestige in southeastern Liberia /

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Civilized Women is concerned with the intersection of cultural constructions of gender and other systems of ranking among the Glebo people of Cape Palmas, in southeastern Liberia. Like other Liberians, the Glebo people make a social distinction between western-educated wage-earners, or "civiliz...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moran, Mary H., 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1990.
Series:Anthropology of contemporary issues.
Subjects:
Women, Grebo > Social conditions.
Women, Grebo > Economic conditions.
Femmes grebo > Conditions économiques.
Femmes grebo > Conditions sociales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Economic history
Social conditions
Sozialstatus
Frau
Sociale situatie.
Vrouwen.
Grebo (volk)
Harper (Liberia) > Social conditions.
Harper (Liberia) > Economic conditions.
Harper (Liberia) > Conditions sociales.
Harper (Liberia) > Conditions économiques.
Liberia > Südost
Liberia (sud-est) > Conditions sociales.
Grebo.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations, Figures, Tables
  • Preface
  • 1. Conceptualizing Gender and Prestige
  • 2. Cape Palmas and the Glebo: Categories of Personhood
  • 3. Civilization: Historical Development and Present Meaning
  • 4. Settlement, Household, and Status: Civilized and Native Towns
  • 5. Economic Options and Women's Independence
  • 6. The Management of Status: Women and the Glebo Community
  • 7. Conclusions: Gender and Prestige
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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