The Role of the Aged in Primitive Society

abandonment able activities aged men aged women Agriculture appear association become believed called ceremony chief child Codified laws coefficients Collection correlations council cultural custom dance death dwelling dying elders Eskimo especially family authority family rights father favorable fear Fishing give hand head Herding Hunting important including seniority rights influence judges land legends less live magic marriage married Matrilineal descent Matrilineal inheritance Matrilineal succession Matrilocal residence Matripotestal family medicine mother natural Numbers old age old men old woman Organized priesthood ownership parents Permanency person position possessed practice present prestige priests property rights Ratio received regarded relatives reported respect rights of aged shamans sharing social societies sometimes son-in-law songs spirits statistical subjection support of aged traits tribes usually village wife young mates younger youth