essay

Women's roles and house form and decoration in Eressos, Greece

gender & power in rural greecePrinceton, N.J. • Published In 1986 • Pages: 68-96

By: Pavlides, Eleftherios, Hesser, Jana.

Abstract
In this paper Pavlides and Hesser examine the extent to which women's roles in the traditional Greek village of Eressos influence the construction, design, and decor of the houses in which they live, and how recent economic changes in the society have altered the relationship of women to their houses (p. 69).
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Dwellings
Furniture
Building interiors and arrangement
Gender status
Gender roles and issues
culture
Greeks
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Southeastern Europe
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Types
Indigenous Person
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2002
Field Date
October 1977-August 1978
Coverage Date
1850s-1970s
Coverage Place
village of Eressos, Island of Lesbos, Greece
Notes
Eleftherios Pavlides and Jana Hesser
For bibliographical references see source 31: [Dubisch]
LCCN
86003183
LCSH
Greece