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ISBN 0-671-86572-2 Excerpts
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The
Impact of Social Change on Women’s Identity...
Today's
women face powerful pressures to break with the traditions
of the past, yet many feel a deep need and responsibility
to preserve the strong and unique elements of their heritage.
Inuit
elders, Baffin Island, Canadian Arctic
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Mohawk
woman, Six Nations Reserve, Ohsweken, Ontario |
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 The
Transformation of Gender Roles…
In
Keepers of the Culture, Janet Mancini Billson
takes us on a journey into the lives of women in seven
distinct cultural communities in Canada.
By sharing her field notes as an introduction to each
chapter, Billson brings to life over 10,000 miles
of travel and eight years of interviewing women from
the Arctic to the Pacific and to the heartland of
Canada.
Inuit
woman with baby in “amautik,” Baffin Island,
Candian Arctic
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are many conflicts. Hey, you have to have two jobs to
pay the rent, because maybe he's out of a job. It's
difficult to play that role of housewife, nurturing
the children and the husband.
Jamaican
woman, Toronto
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The
Shifting Balance of Power...
We're
no longer married to hunters, most of us, but we're
still following the patterns of our grandmothers to
prepare us for the future, for making decisions. Before,
men had more control over the boys. Women had more control
over the girls. Now, they work together to support their
children.
The
Shifting Balance of Power...
We're
no longer married to hunters, most of us, but we're
still following the patterns of our grandmothers to
prepare us for the future, for making decisions. Before,
men had more control over the boys. Women had more
control over the girls. Now, they work together to
support their children.
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