essay

No longer a 'happy balance': the decline of female status in Khmer village culture

Anthropology and community in Cambodia : reflections on the work of May Ebihara, edited John A Marston • (70) • Published In 2011 • Pages: 171-188

By: Frieson, Katie, Marston, John A. (John Amos), Ebihara, May.

Abstract
This document review's May Ebihara's previous work on the status of Cambodian rural women based on fieldwork undertaken in 1990-2006. The aim is to explore effects of political repression on male-female relations and village life. The discussion shows that the upheavals of the war years in the 1970s have permanently changed male-female relations including the demographic balance because of high male casualty.
Subjects
Family relationships
Gender status
Aftermath of combat
Community structure
Cultural identity and pride
Real property
Poverty
Gender roles and issues
Division of labor by gender
Ethnosociology
Social relationships and groups
Cooperative organization
Kin relationships
Research and development
General character of religion
Eating
Status, role, and prestige
Political parties
Celibacy
Political movements
Sociocultural trends
culture
Cambodians
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Anthropologist-5
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2012
Coverage Date
1950-2006
Coverage Place
Cambodia
Notes
Kate Grace Frieson
for bibliographical references see document 190
LCCN
2011456046
LCSH
Khmers