Marriage and Inequality in Classless Societies

This study presents three ideal-typic models for analyzing inequality in kin-based, non-stratified societies that are commonly described as bands, tribes or ranked societies (but not chiefdoms). Each model discusses the organization of inequality associated with a particular way of validating marriages. The book is a serious and complex attempt to understand the bases and dynamics of inequality in classless societies. It offers a sophisticated argument for the position that there is a culturally-structured basis for women's universal subordination. An important strength of Collier's theoretical interpretation is that it makes the case for universality of subordination without slipping into biological reductionism.

Author: Jane Fishburne Collier
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 02/01/1993
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.58w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780804721776

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