"The Two-Headed Household" is an ethnographic account of gender relations and intrahousehold decisionmaking as well as a policy-oriented study of gender and development in the indigenous Andean community of Chanchalo, Ecuador. Sarah Hamilton argues that, contrary to common belief, men and women participate equally in agricultural production and management, in household decisionmaking, and share in the reproductive tasks of child care, food preparation, and other chores.
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"The Two-Headed Household" is an ethnographic account of gender relations and intrahousehold decisionmaking as well as a policy-oriented study of gender and development in the indigenous Andean community of Chanchalo, Ecuador. Sarah Hamilton argues that, contrary to common belief, men and women participate equally in agricultural production and management, in household decisionmaking, and share in the reproductive tasks of child care, food preparation, and other chores.
Imprint | University of Pittsburgh Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Pitt Latin American Series |
Release date | October 2000 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | December 1998 |
Authors | Sarah Hamilton |
Dimensions | 248 x 165 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 296 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8229-5677-8 |
Barcode | 9780822956778 |
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LSN | 0-8229-5677-2 |