essay
Khmer village women in Cambodia: a happy balance
many sisters; women in cross-cultural perspective • New York • Published In 1974 • Pages: 305-347
By: Ebihara, May, Matthiasson, Carolyn J..
Abstract
This document discusses gender and the status of elderly women in a Cambodian village. It shows that elderly women who were mothers to influential men in the village played critical roles in decision making including the author's (anthropologist May Ebihara) own acceptance and subsequent experiencs in the village. The author built on this observation to argue that the active role of these elderly women functioned as check on the power of men in local politics.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2012
- Field Date
- 1959-1960
- Coverage Date
- 1950-1960
- Coverage Place
- Cambodia
- Notes
- May Ebihara
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-347)
- LCCN
- 74002654
- LCSH
- Cambodia--Social life and customs