German | German Das Lausen eines Partners erfüllt neben hygienischen auch soziale Funktionen. Es drückt Zuneigung aus und festigt Bindungen. Der Film zeigt Frauen und Mädchen, die einander diese Gunst erweisen. Die Tatsache, daß ein Mädchen die Hand einer lausenden Frau kurz wegstößt, um eine Person allein lausen zu können, zeigt, daß nicht nur die Appetenz vorliegt, gelaust zu werden, sondern auch die, jemanden zu lausen. |
English | English The film shows social grooming between women and girls of various age and gives insight into the inter-individual interactions during delousing. An elder woman plays an important role in the centre of social interactions. Often somebody is deloused by two persons at the time, which may sometimes result in a small disagreement. For high-ranking persons, which may be quite young girls, a grooming rivalry of the group members concerned may develop. The fact, that a girl pushes the hand of another woman away for several times for delousing a person alone, shows that there exists not only appetence to be deloused, but also an appetence to groom somebody else. |