Chopsticks Only Work in Pairs Gender Unity and Gender Equality among the Lahu of Southwestern China

Name: Chopsticks Only Work in Pairs Gender Unity and Gender Equality among the Lahu of Southwestern China
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ISBN: 9780231119573

ISBN-10: 0231119577

ISBN-13: 9780231119573

Edition: 2002

Authors: Shanshan Du

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Shanshan Du explores one of the few cultures in the world in which gender unity and gender equality prevail both in practice and in the belief system. The Lahu people of Southwestern China were practising such an enlightened social system long before the West ever heard of it.

Book details

List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 12/18/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Technical Notes


List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction


Is There Any Gender-Egalitarian Society on Earth?


The Lahu People


Fieldwork Sites


Project Development and Methods


The Aim and Organization of the Book



Mythology and Ideology



"Everything Comes in Pairs": A Dyadic Worldview


"Both One and Two": Pairs as Dyads


Twin-Dyads in Origin Myths


The Preeminence of Dyads


Conclusion



Husband-Wife Dyads in the Life Cycle


The Wedding as the Rite of Passage to Adulthood


The Joint Journey of Married Couples in Life


The Reunion of Accomplished Couples in the Afterlife


Marginalizing Lone Souls


Blending Femininity and Masculinity in Gender Ideals


Conclusion



Joint Gender Roles



"Husband and Wife Do It Together": Unifying Gender in Labor


Procreation Ideologies


Pregnancy and Childbirth


Childrearing


"Work Hard to Eat"


Conclusion



"Male-Female Masters": Husband-Wife Dyads in Leadership


"Male-Female Masters of the Household"


Dyadic Leadership in Villages and Village Clusters


Conclusion



Structure and Antistructure



Unifying Gender in Kinship and Interhousehold Organization


Household Co-heads and Interhousehold Interactions


Conclusion



The Dysfunction and Collapse of Gender Dyads: Divorce, Elopement, and Love-Pact Suicide


Major Threats to Husband-Wife Dyads


The Collapse of Marriages


Conclusion


Conclusion: Rethinking Gender Equality


Gender Equality as Social Reality


The Cultural Particularity of Gender Equality


The Diversity of Gender Equality


Notes


Bibliography


Index