Sedentarization and Market Integration
New Opportunities for Rendille and Ariaal Women of Northern Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18981972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karl Friedrich Smith (0000-0001-6828-7480, corresponding author), Kevin Smith (0000-0002-7474-194X) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 459-468 |
| Publication date | 1998-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.57.4.16n21k1123521095 |
| OpenAlex | W1980567919 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article approaches economic autonomy for Rendille and Ariaal women by illustrating the ways in which those in the recently settled agricultural community of Songa have control over resources and opportunities to make and control money. Several factors related to Songa's agricultural and market oriented economy give women greater economic autonomy than their pastoral counterparts. While Rendille and Ariaal sometimes disagree over whether women have particular economic advantages in Songa, there are some underlying trends. Women are acknowledged as being able to control crops they raise on their allotted gardens, much in the same way they control the distribution of milk. The division of labor in the agricultural economy does not prevent women from engaging in all phases of production, nor is as much interhousehold cooperation required as in the pastoral economy. Although women must still rely on men for access to resources, what they can do once they obtain these resources requires less input from lab
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.52 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2024 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |