Sex In Anthropology

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composed
of about, twelve thousand people in sixty villages. The Trobrianders have been
penetrated by outside influences for centuries and have remained considerably
unaffected, two primary displays of this is the economical structure and
politics of kinship. The economy of the Trobriand Islanders is a complex system
in which there is a separate wealth for men and women. Although both sexes have
their own capital, the women's wealth is a sign of power and is necessary for
the definition of the chief's . The Trobrianders system of kinship is based on a
matrilineal principle, in which "mother right" is demonstrated. With this system,
birth rights are obtained through the mother's social status. These aspects did
not go completely un recognized , but they were differently approach as far as
the view in which they were studied and depth.

Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski was a male anthropologist who studied the Trobrian
Islanders from 1918-1919. He established himself as a participant and ...

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