ISL 372 Chapter Notes - Chapter 31: Nuclear Family, Headscarf
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Gaitao is a (cid:858)t(cid:396)aditio(cid:374)al(cid:859) eth(cid:374)i(cid:272) headd(cid:396)ess st(cid:455)le, (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h is elde(cid:396)l(cid:455) hui musli(cid:373) (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) do(cid:374) (cid:449)he(cid:374) they are praying, participating in religious activities, meeting someone outside the family, or (cid:448)isiti(cid:374)g so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e(cid:859)s house, i(cid:374) the (cid:272)it(cid:455) la(cid:374)zhou. This garment covers hair and is almost always white. In community, women present their piety and belief through actions such as dressing, speech, and behavior, when they participate in religious activities. A (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) sa(cid:455)i(cid:374)g states: (cid:858)(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e i(cid:374) (cid:272)ha(cid:396)ge of the outside, (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:271)e i(cid:374) (cid:272)ha(cid:396)ge of the i(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:396)(cid:859) Me(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:396)espo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) is to ea(cid:396)(cid:374) (cid:373)o(cid:374)e(cid:455), a(cid:374)d the(cid:455) (cid:374)e(cid:448)e(cid:396) pe(cid:396)fo(cid:396)(cid:373) tasks su(cid:272)h as (cid:449)ashi(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d cleaning. Accordi(cid:374)g to the t(cid:396)aditio(cid:374)al (cid:448)ie(cid:449), the (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:449)o(cid:396)k is i(cid:374) the fa(cid:373)il(cid:455), (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h is (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396)ed he(cid:396) natural responsibility and obligation. This kind of division of labour, which most women never question, is prevalent in north-west rural china, where housewives are seeking to fulfill their traditional role in the family.
