Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
"Anthropologists Klein and Ackerman have produced an impressive collection of articles on women in twelve North American cultures that disputes many long held popular and academic theories of gender relations. This critical rethinking of the role of Native American Women is a major contribution". -- Helen Fisher, author of Anatomy of Love.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-282) and index.
Table of Contents
Introduction / Laura F. Klein and Lillian A. Ackerman -- The Arctic. Gender in Inuit society / Lee Guemple -- The Northwest Coast. Mother as clanswoman : rank and gender in Tlingit society / Laura F. Klein -- The Subarctic. Asymmetric equals : women and men among the Chipewyan / Henry S. Sharp -- The Plateau. Complementary but equal : gender status in the Plateau / Lillian A. Ackerman -- The Northeast. First among equals? the changing status of Seneca women / Joy Bilharz -- The Plains. Blackfoot persons / Alice B. Kehoe -- California. Evolving gender roles in Pomo society / Victoria D. Patterson -- The Basin. The dynamics of Southern Paiute women's roles / Martha C. Knack -- The Southwest : Navajo. The gender status of Navajo women / Mary Shepardson -- The Southwest : Pueblo. Continuity and change in gender roles at San Juan Pueblo / Sue-Ellen Jacobs -- The Southeast. Women's status among the Muskogee and Cherokee / Richard A. Sattler -- Gender and power in native North America : concluding remarks / Daniel Maltz and JoAllyn Archambault.