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Gender segregation and cultural constructions of sexuality in two Hispanic societies
Author(s) -
TAGGART JAMES M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american ethnologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.875
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1548-1425
pISSN - 0094-0496
DOI - 10.1525/ae.1992.19.1.02a00050
Subject(s) - human sexuality , gender studies , sociology , psychology
Cáceres villagers in Spain and Sierra Nahuat villagers in Mexico separate men from women according to each culture's particular construction of sexuality. This article explains the differing degrees of gender segregation in the two groups by examining sexual beliefs expressed in popular folktales. Comparison of the Cáceres and Sierra Nahuat cases suggests that sexual beliefs justifying gender segregation have their antecedents in early childhood and develop according to the organizational requirements of the system of production. [gender segregation, sexual beliefs, family organization, Spain, Nahua of Mexico]