Sex differences: animal husbandry [EA053]

Description: Specialization by sex in animal husbandry.

Code # Code
1 Males alone perform the activity, female participation being negligible
2 Both sexes participate, but males do appreciably more than females
3 Differentiation of specific tasks by sex but approximately equal participation by both sexes in the total activity
4 Equal participation by both sexes without marked or reported differentiation in specific tasks
5 Both sexes participate, but females do appreciably more than males
6 Females alone perform the activity, male participation being negligible
7 Sex participation irrelevant, especially where production is industrialized
8 The activity is present, but sex participation is unspecified in the sources consulted
9 The activity is absent or unimportant in the particular society

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Dataset:
Murdock et al. 1999 'Ethnographic Atlas'
Variable:
Sex differences: animal husbandry [EA053]
Description:
Specialization by sex in animal husbandry.
Values:
1 Males alone 197
2 Both, males more 111
3 Differentiated but equal 71
4 Equal participation 40
5 Both, females more 23
6 Females alone 44
7 Sex irrelevant 0
8 Activity present, sex diff. unspecified 4
9 Activity is absent 320
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