Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1983 · 719 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesAnthropologyGender StudiesGender HistoryWomen's HistoryWomen's StudiesHistory Of Domestic LifeLife HistoryMarriageSouth Asian StudiesFemale Subject FormationGendered Life HistoriesTransition To First BirthWomen's Life Histories
Introduction 1. Earliest Memories 2. Family Life 3. Life in the Bush 4. Discovering Sex 5. Trial Marriages 6. Marriage 7. Wives and Co-Wives 8. First Birth 9. Motherhood and Loss 10. Change 11. Women and Men 12. Taking Lovers 13. A Healing Ritual 14. Further Losses 15. Growing Older Epilogue Notes Glossary Acknowledgments Index