Original scientific paper
Family relations and women's position in Dalmatian zagora
Gorana Bandalović
Ivanka Buzov
Abstract
This paper, based on material presented at the conference titled “Bukovica. Folk Life and Traditions” by Vladimir Ardalić and Frane Ivanisević’s “Poljica. Folk Life and Traditions“ analyzes the accounts of daily life, family relations and the position of women presented by the two authors. Both studies follow the methodological instruction
presented in the book The basis for collecting and studying material on the national life by Antun Radić. The family life, and in particular the status of women are analyzed in the context of social and economic aspects of family life in rural cooperative relationships.
On the basis of traditional patriarchy and strict norms of behavior in the cooperative appear to be patterns of living culture at the turn of the 19th to 20th century in this region, and reflecting both the cultural forms of premodern community and its transformation to modern one. A clear division of male and female jobs and of male seniority in the
management of the cooperative and in the conducting of public affairs presents the emphasis women care for the home and int he place close to it i.e. women’s movement into a purely private area . This is supported by extensive views of the everyday life of women where is recognizing the elements of power and certain groups of women
(„maja“, „starješica“, „dotarica“ ...), apart from their subordination to men and cooperative norms. In addition, already presented processes of transformation and hints fire of extended families show changes in family relations and women’s subculture.
Keywords
Bukovica; cooperatives; family; status of women; Poljica
Hrčak ID:
118063
URI
Publication date:
8.5.2012.
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