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Sexual and familial institutions in northern Haiti
American anthropologist • 44 (4) (1) • Published In 1942 • Pages: 655-674
By: Simpson, George Eaton.
Abstract
This article discusses salient features of sexual and familial institutions in Northern Haiti. In addition to families established through legally recognized civil or ecclesiastic ceremonies, Haitians recognized a socially approved sexual and economic relationship between a man and a woman he calls placee. The nature of this relationship often depended on the economic position of the woman including whether she owned her own land and home. A woman of higher economic rank may not be limited to one man, and the invididual who visited her most often could not reproach another man when he may find him.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Caribbean
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2011
- Field Date
- 1941
- Coverage Date
- 1930-1942
- Coverage Place
- Haiti
- Notes
- George Eaton Simpson
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 17015424
- LCSH
- Haitians