Bargaining to win
Feminine dealing with outsiders in a group of settled 'voyageurs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12757302 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Orsetta Bechelloni (Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 169-190 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Romani Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1528-0748 • E-ISSN: 1757-2274 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/rs.2006.9 |
| OpenAlex | W2015563149 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article will set out the contradictions between the way in which women affirm their femininity using violence and seduction with outsiders before they get married, and the constraints and fears surrounding their bodies since childhood. It will draw attention to the importance of competition and rivalry between families based on reputation and economic success. Since men can prove their individuality by buying and selling antiques, women try to demonstrate their own skills by obtaining gifts, money, credit and bargaining in prestigious stores downtown. All these types of behaviour point to the conflicts inherent in their self-ascription as 'middle-class Travellers
Ascription · Bargaining power · Bidding · Business · Class (philosophy · Competition (biology · Economics · Epistemology · Femininity · Microeconomics · Point (geometry · Political economy · Political science · Reputation · Rivalry · Set (abstract data type · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Social Psychology · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |