Gender roles in an agrarian community : a case study of longhouse workforce in the Kanowit district

The effects of cash on the social structure of the rural communities as a result of the monetary economy are still very much unknown. This study attemps to determine the degree of labour diversification among longhouse communities in Kanowit. The specific objectives are to determine gender roles in...

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Main Author: Roger Juing, anak Gabriel Adit
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Language:English
Published: 2004
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spelling my-unimas-ir.832023-07-05T03:54:27Z Gender roles in an agrarian community : a case study of longhouse workforce in the Kanowit district 2004 Roger Juing, anak Gabriel Adit HD Industries. Land use. Labor The effects of cash on the social structure of the rural communities as a result of the monetary economy are still very much unknown. This study attemps to determine the degree of labour diversification among longhouse communities in Kanowit. The specific objectives are to determine gender roles in farming and non-farming activities and the extent of labour exchange practice or 'beduruk' among longhouse communities, to assess the participation of women in the informal sector (selling farm and jungle produce; handicraft, baby-sitting, street-vending, housekeeping) and to determine the effect of wage labor on social relations among longhouse communities in Kanowit. Faculty of Social Sciences 2004 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/83/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/83/1/Roger%20Juing%20Gabriel%20Adit%20ft.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Faculty of Social Sciences
institution Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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topic HD Industries
Land use
Labor
spellingShingle HD Industries
Land use
Labor
Roger Juing, anak Gabriel Adit
Gender roles in an agrarian community : a case study of longhouse workforce in the Kanowit district
description The effects of cash on the social structure of the rural communities as a result of the monetary economy are still very much unknown. This study attemps to determine the degree of labour diversification among longhouse communities in Kanowit. The specific objectives are to determine gender roles in farming and non-farming activities and the extent of labour exchange practice or 'beduruk' among longhouse communities, to assess the participation of women in the informal sector (selling farm and jungle produce; handicraft, baby-sitting, street-vending, housekeeping) and to determine the effect of wage labor on social relations among longhouse communities in Kanowit.
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author Roger Juing, anak Gabriel Adit
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title Gender roles in an agrarian community : a case study of longhouse workforce in the Kanowit district
title_short Gender roles in an agrarian community : a case study of longhouse workforce in the Kanowit district
title_full Gender roles in an agrarian community : a case study of longhouse workforce in the Kanowit district
title_fullStr Gender roles in an agrarian community : a case study of longhouse workforce in the Kanowit district
title_full_unstemmed Gender roles in an agrarian community : a case study of longhouse workforce in the Kanowit district
title_sort gender roles in an agrarian community : a case study of longhouse workforce in the kanowit district
granting_institution Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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publishDate 2004
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/83/1/Roger%20Juing%20Gabriel%20Adit%20ft.pdf
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