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Author: Author's name as listed in Library of Congress records
Appell, Laura W. R.
Title:
Sex role symmetry among the Rungus of Sabah
Published in: if part or section of a book or monograph
Female and male in Borneo : contributions and challenges
to gender studies, edited by Vinson H. Sutlive, Jr.
Published By: Original publisher
Female and male in Borneo : contributions and challenges
to gender studies, edited by Vinson H. Sutlive, Jr.
Williamsburg, VA, USA: Borneo Research Council. [1991].
1-56 p. ill.
By line: Author's name as appearing in the actual publication
Laura W. R. Appell
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
Human Relations Area Files, 2002. Computer File
Culture: Culture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC) with the alphanumberic OWC identifier in parenthesis.
Rungus Dusun (OC13)
Subjects: Document-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Division of labor by gender (462);
Gender status (562);
Marriage (580);
Family relationships (593);
Socialization (860);
Gender roles and issues (890);
Abstract: Brief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of gender relations among the Rungus Dusun.
Laura Appell makes the case for sexual symmetry. According to Appell, Rungus male and
female roles are balanced in the household economy. High bride price underscores the value
of a bride's skills and potential contribution to the household. Spirit mediums who play an
important role in Rungus healthcare are exclusively women. Uxorilocal residence, mutual
respect between spouses, and the absence of sexual violence (see Appell 1991, document no.
6) are also indications of relative equality between the sexes. The general restraint on
sexual behavior may be a contributing factor in sexual equality. The document includes 22
photographs.
Document Number: HRAF's in-house numbering system derived from the processing order of documents
10
Document ID: HRAF's unique document identifier. The first part is the OWC identifier and the second part is the document number in three digits.
oc13-010
Document Type: May include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs or chapters/parts of monographs.
Essay
Language: Language that the document is written in
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34)
Field Date: The date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1959-1963, 1986
Evaluation: In this alphanumeric code, the first part designates the type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigene, and so on. The second part is a ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data
Ethnologist-4,5
Analyst: The HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection.
Ian Skoggard ; 2000
Coverage Date: The date or dates that the information in the document pertains to (often not the same as the field date).
1959-1986
Coverage Place: Location of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Kudat District, Sabah, Malaysia
LCSH: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Dusun (Bornean people)
