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Sex role symmetry among the Rungus of Sabah
Female and male in Borneo : contributions and challenges to gender studies • 1 • Published In 1991 • Pages: 1-56
By: Appell, Laura W. R..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of gender relations among the Rungus Dusun. Laura Appell makes the case for sexual symmetry. According to Appell, Rungus male and female roles are balanced in the household economy. High bride price underscores the value of a bride's skills and potential contribution to the household. Spirit mediums who play an important role in Rungus healthcare are exclusively women. Uxorilocal residence, mutual respect between spouses, and the absence of sexual violence (see Appell 1991, document no. 6) are also indications of relative equality between the sexes. The general restraint on sexual behavior may be a contributing factor in sexual equality. The document includes 22 photographs.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Division of labor by gender
- Gender status
- Marriage
- Family relationships
- Socialization
- Gender roles and issues
- 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
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1959-1986
- 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
- Laura W. R. Appell
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91072229
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Dusun (Bornean people)