Family life in a northern thai village: a study in the structural significance of women
Auteur :
Potter, Sulamith Heins
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520040441
Date de publication :
31 janv. 1980
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
227 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Probes family social structure and social organization in Chiangmai, a Northern Thai village. Rejecting the traditional 'loosely structured' theory of the Thai family, Potter suggests a system that is female-centered with structurally significant consanguineal ties between women rather than men.