Book

The Ojibwa woman

Columbia University PressNew YorkPublished In 1938 • Pages:

By: Landes, Ruth.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is a result of personal observation and information from native Ojibwa informants, presenting both factual information and consequent conclusions of the author, whose field work was sponsored by Columbia University. Especially stressed is the difference in training and social opportunity between men and women through a presentation of conditions surrounding childhood socialization, marriage, occupations, and the formation and role of both normal and deviant personalities.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Drives and emotions
Personality disorders
Life history materials
Gender status
Ingroup antagonisms
Arranging a marriage
Polygamy
Termination of marriage
Shamans and psychotherapists
Revelation and divination
Childhood activities
Techniques of socialization
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Ojibwa
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
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
George R. Bedell
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
ca. 1932
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
ca. 1932 (seven months)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
western Ontario, Canada
NotesAdditional notes
By Ruth Landes
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
38014550
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ojibwa Indians