Changing Social Structure in Ghana - Essays in Comparative Sociology of a New State an Old Tradition

Informationen zum Autor Sir John Rankine Goody , FBA (27 July 1919 – 16 July 2015) was a British social anthropologist. He was a prominent lecturer at Cambridge University, and was William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology from 1973 to 1984. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1975, this book presents the results of research into social change in Ghana. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Economics 1. Swindler or Public Benefactor? The Entrepreneur in His Community Keith Hart 2. The Growth of a Migrant Community: The Yoruba in Northern Ghana Jeremy Eades 3. The Effects of Cash Crops in an Ewe Community G. K. Nukunya 4. Female Roles in West African Towns Margaret Peil Part 2: Religion 1. Religion, Social Change and the Sociology of Conversion Jack Goody 2. On the Spread of Anti-Witchcraft Cults in Modern Asante Malcolm McLeod Part 3: Kinship 1. The West African Farming Household 2. Delegation of Parental Roles in West Africa and the West Indies Esther N. Goody 3. Economics and Kinship in Multi-Ethnic Dwellings Enid Schildkrout 4. A Study of Domestic Continuity and Change: Akan Senior Service Families in Accra Christine Oppong 5. Resettlement and Rehousing: Unintended Consequences Among the Nchumuru Part 4: Education 1. The Village School Teacher in Ghana A. F. Robertson

Product details

• Authors: Jack Goody
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138593220
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59322-0
• No. of pages: 308
• Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Ghana, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies