%0 Journal Article %T Alimenta£¿£¿o e codifica£¿£¿o social. Mulheres, cozinha e estatuto %A Perez %A Rosa Maria %J Cadernos Pagu %D 2012 %I N¨²cleo de Estudos de G¨ºnero - Pagu %R 10.1590/S0104-83332012000200008 %X this article is grounded on a long-term fieldwork carried out in rural india (gujarat) with a group of dalit women (the term for which are designated the "old" untouchables of india) and, by extension, with women from other social groups. i intend to analyze how food production, distribution, and cooking operate both as a form of segregation and of women's assertion of power, particularly in situations related to fertility. %K dalit %K gender %K food codification %K india. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0104-83332012000200008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en