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Contexts of Kinship

An Essay in the Family Sociology of the Gonja of Northern Ghana
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In her study of domestic organization in Gonja, a formerly important West African state, now part of Ghana, Esther Goody has concentrated on tracing the interrelationships between political and domestic institutions in a bilateral kinship system, untypical of the area. After outlining the problems which she is seeking to solve and describing the domestic, political and economic context of life in central Gonja, the author examines the several aspects of marriage fundamental to the establishment of domestic groups and their develoopment. The practice of sending children to be reared by kin is then discussed and is related to the strong ties binding kin together however far apart they may live. Dr Goody examines patterns of residence through time, and seeks to relate these to both the political context and the form taken by authority in the kin group. The study concludes with a comparison of the Gonja system with other bilateral and unilineal African kingdoms, and the book is completed by appendices presenting the statistical material gathered during research.
Release date NZ
July 7th, 2005
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  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
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Pages
356
Dimensions
155x233x19
ISBN-13
9780521017206
Product ID
1972281

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