Male and Female in Developing South-East Asia
This provocative book seeks to redress inaccuracies in Western perceptions of gender relations in Southeast Asia by bringing to the fore the area's ethnic and cultural variance and showing how women and men explain the informal and psychological dimensions of relationships as vital in holding family, neighbourhood and kinship ties together. Although there are differences between male and female perceptions of sex roles in society, women perceive their situation as disadvantaged rather than...
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This provocative book seeks to redress inaccuracies in Western perceptions of gender relations in Southeast Asia by bringing to the fore the area's ethnic and cultural variance and showing how women and men explain the informal and psychological dimensions of relationships as vital in holding family, neighbourhood and kinship ties together. Although there are differences between male and female perceptions of sex roles in society, women perceive their situation as disadvantaged rather than less significant. Male-female interpretations of power and status tend to converge usually towards the understanding that the contributions of men and women are equally important in the formation of family and society.
Notes on ContributorsForewordPrologue: A Woman Looks Back on the Anthropology of Women and Feminist Anthropology31Introduction: Genderising Anthropology in Southeast Asia112Bilateralism and Gender in Southeast Asia353Gender at the Margins of Southeast Asia754Modern Malay Women and the Message of the 'Veil'1015Engendering Disquiet: On Kinship and Gender in Bali1216Buddhism, Merit Making and Gender: The Competition for Salvation in Laos1457Vietnamese Women and Confucianism: Creating Spaces from Patriarchy1618Performance and Gender in Javanese Palace Tradition1819Redefining the 'Maybahay' or Housewife: Reflections on the Nature of Women's Work in the Philippines20910The Significance of 'Eating': Cooperation, Support, and Reputation in Kelantan Malay Households22711Rewriting Gender and Development Anthropology in Southeast Asia247Index261
