Gerontocracy among the Mekranoti of Central Brazil

Abstract

Many societies in the world give great prestige and influence to their elders. This study examines various arguments anthropologists have offered to explain gerontocracy. Some anthropologists emphasize the social ties individuals acquire with age-sons, affines, friends, and economic dependents. Others stress personality changes in old age. And still others emphasize the acquisition of knowledge or expertise. Correlational studies and path analysis of data from the

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