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Mosuo culture

Mosuo culture. Crystal Mendoza Kristen Gomez Kaitlin Burke Georgia Huston Adolescent Psychology Dr. Sara Villanueva 2 December 2013. Introduction- Origins. Population: 40,000 people. Lugu Lake in Southern China Known as “The Kingdom of Women ” - matriarchal community .

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Mosuo culture

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  1. Mosuo culture Crystal Mendoza Kristen Gomez Kaitlin Burke Georgia Huston Adolescent Psychology Dr. Sara Villanueva 2 December 2013

  2. Introduction- Origins Population: 40,000 people. Lugu Lake in Southern China Known as “The Kingdom of Women” -matriarchal community. Tibetan Plateau No standing army Isolated

  3. Mosuo Women- China http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoTrARDa8BU

  4. Physical Milestones of the Mosuan culture • Age of Sexual Autonomy • Age of puberty • Physical Maturity • (Most information is with a hetero couple)

  5. Additional Biological Variables • Diet • Lifespan • Education • Isolation • Health

  6. Gender Roles Walking Marriages—women have more power Family Responsibilities—men have less responsibility Children live in maternal household

  7. Ceremony Life Ceremony occurs at 12-14-years-old “Skirt Ceremony” for girls “Pants Ceremony” for boys

  8. Cognitive Domain • Synaptic Pruning—”use it or lose it” principle • Agrarian society with emphasis on family-focused relationships • Gender roles vary significantly • Both girls and boys are taught to value, seek, and enjoy sexual activities • Women do majority of physical/manual labor

  9. Language and Education • No written language—all history, culture, and religion passed down orally • Formal education system extremely underdeveloped • Clash of traditional rural/familial education with formal education • Very few students graduate from high school, few-to-none attend college

  10. Belief Systems • Tibetan Buddhism • Four Noble Truths • Presence of Suffering • Desire brings Suffering • Suffering can be ended through achieving Nirvana • Steps to Nirvana are known as the “Noble Eightfold Path” • Daba • “Original” religion of the Mosuo culture, has been largely replaced by Buddhism in recent history • Nature worship • Daba priests still called to perform special events

  11. Closing • Uniqueness of the Mosuo Culture • Walking Marriages/ Women as head of household • “Skirt” and “Pant” Ceremony to mark the age of adulthood • Variation/reversal of gender roles in the household • Western World vs. Mosou culture • Tourismin the area has recently boomed. • The modern is growing around the ancient.

  12. References Coming-of-age Ceremony. (2011, June 29). Retrieved November, 2013, from Lugu Lake, Mysterious Women's Kingdom website: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/yunnan/luguhu/2011-06/29/content_12799765.htm Gong, B., & Yang, C.-L. (2012, June). Gender differences in risk attitudes: Field experiments on the matrilineal Mosuo and the patriarchal Yi. In Gender Differences in Risk Aversion and Competition, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2011.06.010 Journeyman Pictures, & ABC Australia. (1995, October). Mosuo Women- China [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoTrARDa8BU Long-term and sustainable Projects for the Mosuo Minority. (2013). Retrieved November, 2013, from Hidden China website: http://www.hiddenchina.net/web/eng/unterstuetzung_mosuo_support.html Mosuo: A mysterious matriarchal group in china. (2003). Retrieved November, 2013, from China Culture website: http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_curiosity/2004-05/11/content_47041.htm The Mosuo Culture. (2006). Retrieved from Lugu Lake Mosuo Cultural Development Association website: http://www.mosuoproject.org/main.html Mosuo of China. (n.d.). Retrieved from JoshuaProject website: http://www.joshuaproject.net/people-profile.php?peo3=18610&rog3=CH Shaitly, S. (2010, December 18). Is China's Mosuo tribe the world's last matriarchy? Retrieved November, 2013, from The Guardian website: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/dec/19/china-mosuo-tribe-matriarchy Stacey, J. (2009). Unhitching the Horse from the Carriage: Love and Marriage Among the Mosuo. Utah Law Review. Retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/detail?vid=2&sid=6c0be89a-c7b7-41eb-9be5-9815e7da024f%40sessionmgr12&hid=6&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=59997723

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