Challenging the portrayal of sexual inequality as a universal
condition, Lepowsky presents a vivid account of Vanatinai, a
matrilineal society in New Guinea.
Contradticting scholars who consider sexual inequality a
universal condition, "Fruit of the Motherland" reveals an
exceptional society in which women have equivalent access to power
and prestige and significant control over the means of
production.
Lepowsky presents an ethnography of Vanatinai, a matrilineal,
decentralized society in New Guinea where there is no ideology of
male dominance and women and men are considered fundamentally
equal. tracing the life cycle of islanders of both sexes, she
examines the role of gender in thye Vanatinai's: social life and
history, religious philosophy and worldview, practice of ceremonial
exchange and ritual.
In addition, "Fruit of the Motherland" includes useful
cross-cultural analysis of gender roles, ideologies, and power.
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