Contemporary gender and sexuality in Africa : African-Japanese anthropological approach /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Shiino, Wakana, 1972- (Editor ), Mpyangu, Christine M. (Christine Mbabazi) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mankon, Bamenda, North West Region, Cameroon : [Kyoto] : Langaa RPCIG ; The Center for African Area Studies, [2021]
Colección:African potentials (Series)
Temas:
Gender identity > Africa.
Sex role > Africa.
Sex > Africa.
Identité de genre > Afrique.
Rôle selon le sexe > Afrique.
Sexualité > Afrique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Gender identity
Sex
Sex role
Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Contents
  • Series Preface. African Potentials for Convivial World-Making
  • 1. The Idea of 'African Potentials'
  • 2. African Forum: A Unique Intellectual Collaboration between Japan and Africa
  • 3. What are African Potentials?
  • 4. The African Potentials Series
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction. Contemporary Gender and Sexuality in Africa: African-Japanese Anthropological Approach
  • 1. What Did Encounters with the West and Colonisation Bring to Gender and Sexuality in Africa?
  • 2. Power, Patrilineal/Matrilineal and Women's Social Status in Africa
  • 3. Control of Sexuality in a Local Context
  • 4. Diversity of Marriage and Securing Offspring
  • 5. Battle of Sexuality
  • 6. Researcher's Gender/Sexuality and Positionality
  • 7. Structure of the Book: Chapter by Chapter
  • Endnotes
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Part I. Changes and Potentials in Customary Marriage Systems and People's Responses in Traditional African Patriarchal Societies
  • Chapter 1
  • Who Cares for an Illegitimate Child? Rethinking Kinship and Care Potential Based on Cases of Pregnancy in Unmarried Girls among the Maale of Ethiopia
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Background
  • 3. Alle nay : Children Born to Single Women
  • 4. Pregnancy Options for Unmarried Girls
  • 5. Conclusion
  • Endnotes
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 2
  • Changes in the Traditional Social System of Polygyny: Kenya's Independence to the Present
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Marriage and Funerals Determine the Course of People's Lives
  • 3. The Status of Polygyny in Local Communities
  • 4. Polygyny as Social Welfare
  • 5. Polygamist Akuku's Death and Kenya Reborn
  • 6. Current Condition of Polygyny in Africa
  • 7. Conclusion: How Might Legitimate Polygyny Work?
  • Endnotes
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 3
  • Ageing and Care in Africa: A Case Study of Rural Women's Lives in Kenya
  • 1. Background
  • 2. International Setting for Long-Term Care (LTC)
  • 3. Research on Ageing Women in Rural Areas of Kwale, Kenya
  • 4. Conclusion: Toward Successful Ageing and African Potential
  • Endnotes
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Part II. Women's Life Courses and Potentials: Experiences in Colonial Days, the War after Independence and the Present
  • Chapter 4
  • Fashion of Co-Existence: Potentials of the Herero People's Clothing Behaviours in Namibia through Colonial Experiences and Daily Aesthetics
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Herero People, the Long Dress and Colonial Impacts
  • 3. Western and Military Style: Learning from German Settlers
  • 4. Aesthetic Style: Cattle Motif, Individual Tastes and Generations
  • 5. Modern Style: Himba Women Changing the Dress
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Endnotes
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 5
  • Comparative Study on Women Fighters in Africa's Liberation Struggles: The Experiences of South Africa and Ethiopia

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