Women Creating Patrilyny: Gender and Environment in West Africa by Audrey Smedley

Women Creating Patrilyny: Gender and Environment in West Africa

Audrey Smedley

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Audrey Smedley offers a unique interpretation of the role of women in traditional patrilineal societies. Her research with the Birom people of Nigeria reveals that one reason for the dominance of patrilyny as an organizing principle in human socie...

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