The Role of the Aged in Primitive Society

abandonment and exposure aged men aged women aged women including Agriculture Ainu Akamba Ancestor worship Arawak Avunculate Bakongo castes and classes Chukchi Codified laws coefficients of association cultural death Dieri difficulty of divorce dwelling by wife elders Eskimo exposure of aged family rights family support father Fishing Herding Hereditary castes Hopi Hunting Ibid Igorot including seniority rights killing of aged Kiwai legends live magic marriage of aged Matrilineal descent Matrilineal inheritance Matrilineal succession Matrilocal residence Matripotestal family authority medicine old age old woman Organized priesthood Ownership of dwelling Palaung Permanency of residence polygyny port of aged prestige for aged priests primitive societies property rights Ratio Coef reported respect for aged restricted council rights in women rights of aged rites Semang Severity of climate shamans Shilluk Sieroshevski social son-in-law support support of aged Traits Ratio tribes Vedda Witoto women including seniority women to young Xosa Yakut young mates Yukaghir