Female Participation In Subsistence

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Crano, JoelA re-examination of the cross-cultural principles of task segregation and sex role differentiati...
Nerlove, SaraWoman's workload and infant feeding practices: a relationship with demographic implications

Associated Hypotheses (2)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Crano, Joel"If . . . males have assumed the role of instrumental specialist within the family, then women's contribution to the subsistence economy should be minimal" (17)
Nerlove, Sara"Women who begin supplementary feeding of their infants before the age of one month participate to a greater degree in the subsistence activities of agriculture, hunting, fishing and animal husbandry than do women who begin supplementary feeding of their infants after one month" (210)

Associated OCMs

  1. division of labor by gender
  2. gender status