VIII

Question 1

A. What is a patrilineal-patrilocal complex?

B. What kinds of events might lead to the formation of such a social organization?

Answer 1

-warfare, male supremacy, female oppression
-women considered dangerous, pollution
-scarce resources, battle allies
Ex. Papua New Guinea

Question 2

How do the Etoro differ from the Sudenese Azande?

Answer 2

Etoro: young boys inseminated by older men, semen essential, male & female sex taboo, essential but discouraged

Azande: male/male warriors & apprentices (domestic duties), later married women

Question 3

How have household patterns changed in the last 40-50 years?

Answer 3

• feminism, equality
• decline of nuclear family
• rise of divorce

Question 4

What is the feminization of poverty?

Answer 4

• single mothers below poverty line
• children are female responsibility
• divorce, early parenthood, widowhood

Question 5

How do females and males among the Maasai differ in terms of access to power and prestige, age at marriage and life history?

Answer 5

Men: age sets, warriors, elders, head of household

Women: age grades, married or unmarried, exchanged for livestock and money, hard labor