Jeanette Dickerson-Putman
Biographic Data
| ID | 384489 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeanette Dickerson-Putman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeanette |
| FAMILY NAME | Dickerson-Putman |
| SIGNATURE | DICKERSON-PUTMAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Changing Motivations for Woman-to-Woman Marriages among the Nandi of Kenya
In Africa, marriage was only seen to be complete if there were offspring and for that matter, male offspring. In cases of childlessness or bearing of only girls, woman-to-woman marriages were explored as an alternative to siring of a male offspring. An elderly childless lady or one bearing only girl children would marry a young girl who for one reason or another would be able to get offspring to inherit the name and the property of the older woma…
The Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Movement After Muroroa
Old women at the top an exploration of age stratification among Bena Bena women
Women's age hierarchies: An introductory overview
Perceptions of the Adult Life Course: A Cross-cultural Analysis
A team of seven anthropologists conducted a coordinated, cross- cultural investigation to examine how structural and cultural variables shape the strategies people employ to assure themselves a secure old age. Central to the investigation was the goal of determining how people in the societies involved (Hong Kong, the United States, Ireland, and Botswana) perceive old age and its place in the adult life course, e.g. whether they view old age as a…
Age and Gender Stratification in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea: Implications for Participation in Economic Development
There is general consensus among scholars interested in economic development that the ways in which both innovating organizations and target groups define the appropriate roles for men and women (gender roles) have an important impact on the nature of the development process. Concepts of age and age stratification, however, also have a profound influence on the outcome of this process. This paper examines how the choices and opportunities of wome…
Perceptions of the Adult Life Course: A Cross-cultural Analysis
A team of seven anthropologists conducted a coordinated, cross- cultural investigation to examine how structural and cultural variables shape the strategies people employ to assure themselves a secure old age. Central to the investigation was the goal of determining how people in the societies involved (Hong Kong, the United States, Ireland, and Botswana) perceive old age and its place in the adult life course, e.g. whether they view old age as a…
Old women at the top an exploration of age stratification among Bena Bena women
Age and Gender Stratification in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea: Implications for Participation in Economic Development
There is general consensus among scholars interested in economic development that the ways in which both innovating organizations and target groups define the appropriate roles for men and women (gender roles) have an important impact on the nature of the development process. Concepts of age and age stratification, however, also have a profound influence on the outcome of this process. This paper examines how the choices and opportunities of wome…
Perceptions of the Adult Life Course: A Cross-cultural Analysis
A team of seven anthropologists conducted a coordinated, cross- cultural investigation to examine how structural and cultural variables shape the strategies people employ to assure themselves a secure old age. Central to the investigation was the goal of determining how people in the societies involved (Hong Kong, the United States, Ireland, and Botswana) perceive old age and its place in the adult life course, e.g. whether they view old age as a…
Age and Gender Stratification in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea: Implications for Participation in Economic Development
There is general consensus among scholars interested in economic development that the ways in which both innovating organizations and target groups define the appropriate roles for men and women (gender roles) have an important impact on the nature of the development process. Concepts of age and age stratification, however, also have a profound influence on the outcome of this process. This paper examines how the choices and opportunities of wome…
Old women at the top an exploration of age stratification among Bena Bena women
Women's age hierarchies: An introductory overview
The Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Movement After Muroroa
Changing Motivations for Woman-to-Woman Marriages among the Nandi of Kenya
In Africa, marriage was only seen to be complete if there were offspring and for that matter, male offspring. In cases of childlessness or bearing of only girls, woman-to-woman marriages were explored as an alternative to siring of a male offspring. An elderly childless lady or one bearing only girl children would marry a young girl who for one reason or another would be able to get offspring to inherit the name and the property of the older woma…
Sociology (5 works) · Biology (3 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works)