Age groups of De’ang people from a comparative perspective: a case study of De’ang people in Yunnan Province, China-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Age groups of De’ang people from a comparative perspective: a case study of De’ang people in Yunnan Province, China

Published:2022-02-08 Issue:1 Volume:6 Page:
ISSN:2366-1003
Container-title:International Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology
language:en
Short-container-title:Int. j. anthropol. ethnol.

Author:

Shu Yu

Abstract

Abstract Based on comparison between age sets in Africa and the social age structure of the Dai people in China, this paper examines the forms, functions and evolution of the age groups of the De’ang people in Yunnan Province, China. The age groups of De’ang people are unique in that only two distinct age grades (the youth and the elderly) are organized, both of which have different social functions. This pattern provides an important reference for further discussion on the relationships between age sets and age grades, as well as forms and types of age-class systems.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

General Medicine

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s41257-022-00061-0.pdf

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