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Social influences in Zulu dreaming
Journal of social psychology • 47 • Published In 1958 • Pages: 265-283
By: Lee, S. G..
Abstract
This study of Zulu dream is concerned with the ways '… the dreams of ordinary men and women … are circumscribed and influenced by the social pressures and sanctions of the culture' (p. 266). The data for this study were collected in a clinical situation by the author and a Zulu assistant. Information is given on the typical Zulu dream images and on the correlations between certain kinds of dreams and the age and sex of the dreamer. The author devotes a major portion of the article to a discussion of the ways in which situational stresses (especially those related to marital fertility) create anxieties that are played out in dreams.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Psychologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor C. Swanson ; Marlene Martin ; 1979
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Charles Johnson Memorial Hospital, Nqutu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Notes
- S. G. Lee
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 33021284
- LCSH
- Zulu (African people)