Marriage and Family Among the Yako in South-Eastern Nigeria

Informationen zum Autor Daryll Fforde from 1945 worked at University College London, and built a school of American-style cultural anthropology there, distinct from the social anthropology of British-trained contemporaries such as Alfred Radcliffe-Brown, Meyer Fortes and E. E. Evans-Pritchard. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1951 this book analyses the social values and institutions involved in the establishment and maintenance of marital relationships. Most of the data is derived from Umor, the largest of the five Yakö villages. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The Significance of the Kinship and Age Set Systems. 3. Pre-Marital Relations and Betrothal 4. The Marriage Rites 5. Analysis of Marriage Rites 6. Seclusion of the Bride 7. Rites During the First Pregnancy 8. Frequency of Pre-Marital Pregnancy 9. Marriage Money: Libeman 10. The Establishment of a Household 11. Dissolution of a Marriage 12. Polygyny 13. The Relative Ages of Spouses 14. Fertility 15. Household and Family

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• Authors: Daryll Forde
• Assisted by: Daryll Forde (Editor), Forde Daryll (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138588103
• ISBN: 978-1-138-58810-3
• No. of pages: 142
• Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Nigeria, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies