Book

The real and ideal participation in decision-making of Iban women: a study of a longhouse community in Sarawak, east Malaysia

University MicrofilmsAnn Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1973 • Pages:

By: Komanyi, Margit Ilona.

Abstract
This dissertation questions '…what are the underlying cultural factors that permit Asian women to occupy high political offices in their societies?' (p. i). To answer this question Komanyi conducted a field study among the Ibans. The work identifies those specific norms that indicate the ideal vs. the real degree to which women participate in decision-making in Iban society. Komanyi describes Iban ethnology dealing with geography, history, language, house types, kinship and social organization, agriculture, religion, and life-cycle events. These data occupy a major portion of this study (chapters i-iv), with the actual evaluation of the findings appearing only in chapter v.
Subjects
Internal migration
Linguistic identification
Cereal agriculture
Status, role, and prestige
Gender status
Social relationships and groups
Arranging a marriage
Nuptials
Instigation of war
Warfare
Aftermath of combat
General character of religion
Childbirth
Difficult and unusual births
culture
Iban
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Saribas District, Second Division, Samu longhouse, Sarawak, Malaysia
Notes
Margit Ilona Komanyi
UM-73-8177
Bibliography: p. 129-135
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- New York University, 1973
LCSH
Ibans (Bornean people)