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The social psychology literature is limited in its treatment of unequal gender relationships that develop within specific social contexts. Additionally, the institutional factors that may underlie and constrain interaction between men and women have often been ignored. This study critically looks at the routine, schema-driven behaviors that were brought to the central region of Malawi before Colonialism. It is argued these interactive social processes helped create and sustain an array of ritualized symbolic practices that have helped perpetuate the unequal access to resources for women.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
The social psychology literature is limited in its
treatment of unequal gender relationships that
develop within specific social contexts.
Additionally, the institutional factors that may
underlie and constrain interaction between men and
women have often been ignored. This study
critically looks at the routine, schema-driven
behaviors that were brought to the central region of
Malawi before Colonialism. It is argued these
interactive social processes helped create and
sustain an array of ritualized symbolic practices
that have helped perpetuate the unequal access to
resources for women. Employing a theoretically
driven multi-method approach, this study utilized
focus group sessions, in-depth interviews, content
analysis of historical and contemporary literature,
and participant observation. The results suggest
various symbolic patterned behaviors of the women in
the central region of Malawi have helped to
reproduce and perpetuate gender inequalities.
Autorenporträt
Carol A. Minton, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Sociology
at California Baptist University. Her research, using a
phenomenological approach, focuses on women who are under-
represented in social research literature. This study employs a
new theoretical framework to analyze women's unequal access to
resources in central Malawi.