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Access to labor in rural Mali

Human organization : journal of the Society for Applied Anthropology55Published In 1996 • Pages: 279-288

By: Becker, Laurence C..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article examines the role of the household in mobilizing farm labor. Based on the work patterns and farm management practices of several household members in a Bambara village, the author argues that the production interests of each individual are directly related with his/her social status in the household.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Domesticated animals
Vegetable production
Preservation and storage of food
Gratification and control of hunger
Forest products
Real property
Buying and selling
Labor and leisure
Division of labor by gender
Labor supply and employment
Ownership and control of capital
Corporate organization
Accumulation of wealth
Social relationships and groups
Household
Family relationships
Extended families
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Bambara
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Western Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2006
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1987
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1960-1987
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Mali
NotesAdditional notes
Laurence C. Becker
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-288)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
47033317
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Bambara (African people)