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The cultural ecology of Albanian extended family households in Yugoslav Macedonia

Communal families in the Balkans : The Zadruga: Essays by Philip E. Mosely and essays in his honorNotre Dame, Ind.Published In 1976 • Pages: 232-243

By: Grossmith, Christopher J., Byrnes, Robert Francis.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the extended family households (Zadrugas) of the Muslim Albanians living in several villages in Macedonia. Grossmith presents data on the family structure of the villagers, their household work patterns, income, land ownership, wealth accumulation, marriage, concepts of honor, and women's status in the society.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Household
Extended families
Gender status
Labor and leisure
Labor supply and employment
Kinship terminology
Annual cycle
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Albanians
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2012
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Europe
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeastern Europe
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Sociologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2011
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1973-1975
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1973-1975
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
northwestern Macedonia
NotesAdditional notes
C. J. Grossmith
Includes bibliographical reference
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
74027892
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Zadruga