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Page 113
... Division of Labour Even in societies with a simple division of labour and little occupational specialisation , women's work is distinguished from men's work . We have already seen examples of this from the Yanomamö and the Fulani . The ...
... Division of Labour Even in societies with a simple division of labour and little occupational specialisation , women's work is distinguished from men's work . We have already seen examples of this from the Yanomamö and the Fulani . The ...
Page 132
... division of labour in Indian villages is called the jajmani system . It consists of a set of traditional rules about ... division of labour , but it does not work properly in a large city like Bombay , with a high economic rate of change ...
... division of labour in Indian villages is called the jajmani system . It consists of a set of traditional rules about ... division of labour , but it does not work properly in a large city like Bombay , with a high economic rate of change ...
Page 137
... division of labour in the colonies made the jajmani system obsolete . In some of the societies to which these people travelled , notably Mauritius , some castes are nevertheless still endogamous , but in others , such as Trinidad , the ...
... division of labour in the colonies made the jajmani system obsolete . In some of the societies to which these people travelled , notably Mauritius , some castes are nevertheless still endogamous , but in others , such as Trinidad , the ...
Contents
Comparison and Context | 1 |
Fieldwork and Interpretation | 14 |
The Social Human | 30 |
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