ANTH 2051 Chapter : Anthropology 9 17 15
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Study guide will be posted on moodle (exam tuesday) Relate her to the bigger picture, why is she significant? (in coming of age ceremony, the woman are said to embody her) Ex: mescal one of traditional foods prepared in the ceremonies; sets it up as contrast between growing up in these two cultures/mythic present mixture of traditional and modern (mescal and kool-aid) People would privately acknowledge she didn"t fit category well, but she would still be assigned to a category. Would be under pressure to marry (not marrying isn"t really an option). Example, look at the puldebbos who claimed to be the fourth status but actually aren"t. I understand that the men are dominant over women in the patrilineal fulbe society. However, in class you mentioned that the women do have some power. I remember you mentioning that sometimes the puldebbo are appointed to leadership roles in committees.
