1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792836903321

Titolo

The anthropology of marriage in lowland South America : bending and breaking the rules / / edited by Paul Valentine, Stephen Beckerman, and Catherine Alès

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, [Florida] : , : University Press of Florida, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-8130-5306-4

0-8130-5289-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

980/.01

Soggetti

Indians of South America - Marriage customs and rites

Indians of South America - Marriage customs and rites - Amazon River Valley

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Editors Stephen Beckerman and Paul Valentine argue that while Amazonian societies certainly have variations on marriage practices, in reality the rules surrounding them are inconsistently followed. Utilizing methods of cultural and social anthropology and pulling together data from several cultures, contributors demonstrate how individual motives and opportunities--including desire, economics, or residence--result in marriage choices that may negotiate, manipulate, or ignore societal rules.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910170967603321

Autore

Liebel Manfred <1940->

Titolo

A will of their own : cross-cultural perspectives on working children / / Manfred Liebel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, c2004

ISBN

1-350-21802-2

1-78032-889-3

1-281-25933-0

1-84813-175-5

9786611259334

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 p.)

Classificazione

85.65

MS 2250

QV 221

Disciplina

331.3/1

Soggetti

Child labor

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-311) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Children's Movements in Africa, Latin America and Asia -- Children's Work from the Perspective of Social Research: An International Stock-Taking -- The Working Child Has a Will of Its Own: Subject-Oriented and Participative Research on Children's Work in Latin America -- Childhood and Work in Non-Western Cultures: On the Fruits of Ethnological and Anthropological Research -- Working Children in Europe: Loss or New Perspectives of Childhood? -- Working Children and Adolescents in the USA: Juggling School and Work -- Work and Play in the Lives of Children: Reflections on an Unfortunate Separation and Possible Connections -- The Economic Exploitation of Children: A Theoretical Essay towards a Subject-Oriented Praxis -- How Working Children Resist Exploitation and Strive to Share in Decisions about Their Work: Experiences and Examples from Various Continents and Periods -- Ways to Self-determined Children's Work? The Significance and Problems of Educationally Conceived Work Projects -- Thoughts on a Subject-Oriented Theory of Working Children.

Sommario/riassunto

"Children's work is neither simply a relic of bygone times nor a feature



of so-called backward societies. It is, in fact, currently on the increase - in a number of different ways - in all parts of the world, including the affluent countries of Europe and North America, and is closely linked to the processes of globalization." "This book endeavours to understand working children, and their ways of living and acting, from their own perspective. Particular attention is paid to children's own experiences and hopes, especially their attempts to articulate themselves in public and to fight together against exploitation and discrimination."--Jacket.