From: Bender the Robot (bendertherobot@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon 11 Sep 2000 - 03:17:49 EEST
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Thomas McVey wrote
Only if the men control the educational and training resources, and not =
>If women always marry outside the clan, wouldn't there then be a=20
>disincentive for the clan to put a bunch of resources into educating=20
>them or training them?
necessarily even then. Since women don't have the low status we would =
expect from low training/education, we can infer that women control some =
of those resources, or there are reasons why men want their daughters to =
be educated/trained. Both men and women would want daughters to be well =
prepared a) to maximize their value in wedding contracts* and b) to =
reflect well on their clans while serving as ambassadors/wives. Then =
there's c) the chance that the woman will stay with her clan or return =
to it.
* "We're sending you a fine lass, with a strong back and nimble fingers, =
and she can make poultices and splint broken bones. What can your lassy =
do?" =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Thomas McVey wrote</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>>If women always marry outside the clan, =
wouldn't there=20
then be a <BR>>disincentive for the clan to put a bunch of resources =
into=20
educating <BR>>them or training them?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Only if the men control the educational and =
training=20
resources, and not necessarily even then. Since women don't have =
the low=20
status we would expect from low training/education, we can infer =
that women=20
control some of those resources, or there are reasons why men want their =
daughters to be educated/trained. Both men and women would want =
daughters=20
to be well prepared a) to maximize their value in wedding contracts* and =
b) to=20
reflect well on their clans while serving as ambassadors/wives. =
Then=20
there's c) the chance that the woman will stay with her clan or return =
to=20
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>* "We're sending you a fine lass, with a strong =
back and=20
nimble fingers, and she can make poultices and splint broken =
bones. What=20
can your lassy do?" </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>--Matt</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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