Female and Male in West Africa

Originally published in 1983, this volume documents the complexities and subtleties of the modes of interaction between women and men in one region of Africa. It seeks to provide insights and understanding of changing social contexts and relationships based upon ethnographic field work carried out in the previous decade.

List of contents

Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Contributors. Map. I Statistical Framework. Part One - Overviews: Comparative Perspectives. Introduction to Part One. 1. Female and Male Life-Cycles Helen Ware 2. Female and Male Work Profiles Eleanor R. Fapohunda 3. Patterns of Migration by Sex Aderanti Adepoju. Conclusion to Part One. II Case Studies. Part Two - Male and Female Spheres: Separate and Connected. Introduction to Part Two. 4. Artistic and Sex Roles in a Limba Chiefdom Simon Ottenberg 5. The Political and Military Roles of Akan Women Kwame Arhin 6. The Feminine Sphere in the Institutions of the Songhay-Zarma Jeanne Bisilliat 7. Dependence and Autonomy: The Economic Activities of Secluded Hausa Women in Kano Enid Schildkrout 8. Marital Sexuality and Birth-Spacing among the Yoruba Lawrence A. Adeokun. Conclusion to Part Two. Part Three - Rights, Exchanges and Bargains: Co-operation and Conflict. Introduction to Part Three. 9. Who Is a Wife? Legal Expressions of Heterosexual Conflicts in Ghana Dorothy Dee Vellenga 10. The Separateness of Spouses: Conjugal Resources in an Ashanti Town Katharine Abu 11. Kinship and Cocoa Farming in Ghana Christine Okali 12. Fishmongers, Big Dealers and Fishermen: Co-operation and Conflict between the Sexes in Ghanaian Canoe Fishing Emile Vercruijsse 13. Marriage, Divorce and Polygyny in Winneba George Panyin Hagan. Conclusion to Part Three. Part Four - Resources and Opportunities: Male Bias? Introduction to Part Four. 14. Sex Roles in Nigerian Politics Kamene Okonjo 15. Skill-Building or Unskilled Labour for Female Youth: A Bauchi Case Carol Martin 16. Conjugal Decision-Making: Some Data from Lagos Wambui Wa Karanja 17. Male Chauvinism: Men and Women in Ghanaian Highlife Songs Nimrod Asante-Darko and Sjaak van der Geest 18. Male and Female Factory Workers in Ibadan Catherine M. di Domenico 19. Female and Male Factory Workers in Accra Eugenia Date-Bah 20. Urban Contacts: A Comparison of Women and Men Margaret Peil. Conclusion to Part Four. Part Five - Individualism, Autonomy and Dependence: Migrants and Urban Dwellers. Introduction to Part Five. 21. Houses of Women: A Focus on Alternative Life-Styles in Katsina City Renée Pittin 22. Gender Relations and Conjugality among the Baule Mona Etienne 23. Avatime Women and Men, 1900-80 Lynne Brydon 24. Female and Male Domestic Cycles in Urban Africa: The Adabraka Case Roger Sanjek 25. Sugar Daddies and Gold-Diggers: The White-Collar Single Women in Accra Carmel Dinan. Conclusion to Part Five. Postscript. References. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Christine Oppong
• Assisted by: Oppong Christine (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032515397
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3251539-7
• No. of pages: 420
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Africa, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), Sociology: family & relationships, Feminism & feminist theory, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Feminism and feminist theory, Sociology: family and relationships, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies