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Constructing gender and local morality: exchange practices in a Javanese village

Indonesia and the Malay world32 (94) • Published In 2004 • Pages: 315-329

By: Asmussen, Vibeke.

Abstract
This article is concerned with locally functioning exchange practices among rural households in Sarijati, a village in Central Java. It shows that exchange among rural households in this village express and produce gendered social practices as well as a rationale for local morality. Ethnographic evidence for this argument comes from a closer analysis of the various reasons male and female heads of household give for participating in different types of exchange including work parties, informal rotating credit/saving groups, and ocassional gifting and organizing feasts.
Subjects
Gift giving
Exchange transactions
Gender status
Division of labor by gender
Family relationships
Inter-community relations
Etiquette
Ethics
Ethos
Buying and selling
Games
Gambling
Social relationships and groups
Status, role, and prestige
Settlement patterns
Organized ceremonial
Visiting and hospitality
culture
Javanese
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
Field Date
1996-1998
Coverage Date
1996-2004
Coverage Place
Java, Indonesia
Notes
Vibeke Asmussen
Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-329)
LCCN
sf 97093229
LCSH
Javanese (Indonesian people)