| Titre | Différenciation et espace sexuels dans les foires et marchés à Corbigny (Nièvre) | |
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| Auteur | Marie-France Gueusquin-Barbichon | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 78-80, 1980 Foires et marchés ruraux en France | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Foires et marchés ruraux en France |
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| Page | 327-330 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Sexual Roles and Sexual Space in the Fairs and Markets of Corbigny (Nièvre).
The market place and the café, which assume a dominant role in cattle fairs, are a closed space, strictly reserved for men. Alongside the cattle market itself, agricultural goods are exhibited and sold, and here both sexes take part. A little further away, mobile shops and small open stands sell fresh goods: while the man strolls along these stalls, it is the woman who plays a dominant role since she is the one who takes the initiative in domestic purchases. It also encourages marriage, since it allows young people to meet freely. Finally, the fair allows members of the same family to get together. The poultry market, which takes place on each side of the main street of the town, is the woman's domaine since she is entirely responsible for selling.
Other informations allow us to define the principal functions of the fair and market: economic exchange and social intercourse. It is apparent that in these two senses competition and. rivalry tend to be accentuated, whereas in the village they tend rather to disappear. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1980_num_78_1_2647 |
