{"product_id":"fruit-of-the-motherland-9780231081214","title":"Fruit of the Motherland","description":"\u003cp\u003eChallenging the portrayal of sexual inequality as a universal condition, Lepowsky presents a vivid account of Vanatinai, a matrilineal society in New Guinea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContradticting scholars who consider sexual inequality a universal condition, \u003ci\u003eFruit of the Motherland\u003c\/i\u003e reveals an exceptional society in which women have equivalent access to power and prestige and significant control over the means of production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLepowsky 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition, \u003ci\u003eFruit of the Motherland\u003c\/i\u003e includes useful cross-cultural analysis of gender roles, ideologies, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maria Lepowsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48277265678587,"sku":"9780231081214","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/fruit-of-the-motherland-9780231081214","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}