Women Forget That Men Are the Masters: Gender Antagonism and Socio-Economic Change in Kisii District, Kenya

A study about conflicts between men and women in contemporary Kisii, Kenya. The author argues that male identity, sense of worth and prestige have been more deeply affected by socio-economic change than that of female identity. The study emphasizes the need to examine in depth changing African social contexts within collapsing traditional structures.

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Women Forget That Men Are the Masters: Gender Antagonism and Socio-Economic Change in Kisii District, Kenya

A study about conflicts between men and women in contemporary Kisii, Kenya. The author argues that male identity, sense of worth and prestige have been more deeply affected by socio-economic change than that of female identity. The study emphasizes the need to examine in depth changing African social contexts within collapsing traditional structures.

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Women Forget That Men Are the Masters: Gender Antagonism and Socio-Economic Change in Kisii District, Kenya

Women Forget That Men Are the Masters: Gender Antagonism and Socio-Economic Change in Kisii District, Kenya

by Margrethe Silberschmidt
Women Forget That Men Are the Masters: Gender Antagonism and Socio-Economic Change in Kisii District, Kenya

Women Forget That Men Are the Masters: Gender Antagonism and Socio-Economic Change in Kisii District, Kenya

by Margrethe Silberschmidt

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A study about conflicts between men and women in contemporary Kisii, Kenya. The author argues that male identity, sense of worth and prestige have been more deeply affected by socio-economic change than that of female identity. The study emphasizes the need to examine in depth changing African social contexts within collapsing traditional structures.


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ISBN-13: 9789171064394
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute, The
Publication date: 02/28/1999
Pages: 186
Product dimensions: 6.52(w) x 9.58(h) x 0.36(d)
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