Nisa: The Life and WOrds of a !Kung Woman

Nisa ' narration , whereby the relation between men and women is clearly explained . In the book , the ! Kung women enjoy relative equality with the men . Though not completely equal , the women are given some privileges which are similar to those of men in some ways . The gender relations are affected by the ! Kung people hunter-gatherer lifestyle This is because , just like men , women are seen as economic providers due to their involvement and commitment in the gathering of roots and vegetables . The men are also involved in providing food through hunting This makes

the recognition of women to be similar to that of men based on their role in providing food

The ! Kung people social organization and principles are exposed by Nisa ' life accounts , where she gives a lot of stories or instances on sexual intimacy . There is a high frequency in the number of times where intimacy is mentioned . This brings out the concept of gender relations when it comes to their role in sex . The women just like men are involved in certain sexual behaviors that aim at igniting back the fire of sexuality . Both women and men are allowed by the culture to take secret lovers even when they are married

The women are viewed by the ! Kung culture as a symbol of sexual vitality . Although women can take secret lovers , they have a responsibility to their husbands first as the first priority . The women have duty to love and respect their husbands . The men on the other hand are expected to take care of their wives and to look upon them as very important to the men . A woman plays a very important sexual role in the society . She is viewed as a source of life for a man because she takes care of the sexual needs...