ANTH 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Moka Exchange
31 Oct 2018
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Gender is a product of human thought. Anthropologists believe that very little behavior is determined by our chromosomes. This is too vague, the concept of male dominance would have to be defined more precisely. Among the kawelka, women play not part in the moka exchange system. Onka"s wife took care of the pigs (cultural wealth items) playing a huge part in his political ambitions. Fine mats are made by women in samoa, which are #1 essential items in any chiefly even in samoa. Where women contribute significantly to the food supply, they have a higher status than in societies where they do not produce food. Where powerful goddess figures are present in a society"s dominant religion, women generally enjoy a higher social standing than in societies with all-male deities. Key terms in the study of gender, the status of women" and systems of inequality in general:
