Women and the Division of Labor
A Jamaican Example1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2451333 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy J Pollock (0000-0001-5699-7661, Victoria University of Wellington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 689-692 |
| Publication date | 1972-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7294 • E-ISSN: 1548-1433 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/aa.1972.74.3.02a00310 |
| OpenAlex | W2041872778 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
A major omission in Brown's discussion of women's contributions to subsistence activities being only possible if those activities are compatible with child care is Caribbean societies. Although characterized as women-centered, it will be demonstrated with material from rural Jamaica that the reliance on women's support is only a phase in the life cycle of the co-residential family. A male partner will be brought in to share and then carry the economic responsibilities when the couple are middle-aged. This structural adjustment to the demographic imbalance is made possible by the ecology and nature of subsistence activities
Agriculture · Biology · Carry (investment · Demographic economics · Division of labour · Economic growth · Economics · Market economy · Sociology · Subsistence agriculture · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Ecology · Economic, Social, and Health Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1972 - 1990 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |