essay

Individuation of the drives of sex and aggression in the linguistic and behavioral repertoire of the Rungus

Female and male in Borneo : contributions and challenges to gender studies1Published In 1991 • Pages: 57-120

By: Appell, George N..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article G. N. Appell discusses the relationship between sex and aggression among the Rungus. According to Appell sex and aggression are sharply segregated. Rape is rare, almost non-existent. There are strict prohibitions against sex outside of marriage and within marriage sex is an act of mutual consent. There are few metaphors that describe sexual acts in terms of aggression. Appell attributes this absence of sexual aggression to the relative gender equality in Rungus society and the supernatural sanctions against aggressive behavior, in general.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Sociolinguistics
Family relationships
Sex and marital offenses
Sex
Status of adolescents
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Rungus Dusun
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2002
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
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.
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.
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
Ian Skoggard ; 2000
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1959-1963, 1986-1990
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1959-1990
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Kudat District, Sabah, Malaysia
NotesAdditional notes
G. N. Appell
Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-120)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
91072229
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Dusun (Bornean people)