Sexual Division of Labor in Agriculture
Year: 1984
Type: article
Abstract: Female agricultural contributions decline with agricultural intensification. We formulate and test a theory of the processes of agricultural intensification that explains a high proportion of the variance in female contributions to agriculture. Five variables show replicable effects across two or more regions of the world. These are number of dry months, importance of domesticated animals to subsistence, use of the plow, crop type, and population density. Of these, the first two are the most powerful predictors of female agricultural contributions, while population density has only very weak effects. MICHAEL L. BURTON is Professor of Anthropology. School of Social Sciences. University of California. Irvine. CA 92717. DOUGLAS R. WHITE is Professor of Anthropology. School of Social Sciences. University of California. Irvine.
Source: American Anthropologist
Authors: Michael L. Burton, Douglas R. White
Institution: University of California, Irvine
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2051987140