essay
Adulthood among the Gusii of Kenya
themes of work and love in adulthood • Cambridge, Mass. • Published In 1980 • Pages: 77-104
By: LeVine, Robert Alan.
Abstract
The major theme of this article is adulthood as it exists among the Gusii of Kenya. In his analysis of this concept LeVine discusses the domestic group or homestead as a multifunctional unit and a model for social experience in the society, the 'life plan' of the Gusii viewed as an organized system of shared ideals about how life should be lived and shared expectancies about how lives are lived, stages and transitions in the lives of men and women, careers, goals, and strategies as expressed in this 'life plan', and work and love in the Gusii context.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2005
- Field Date
- 1974-1976
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- southwestern Kenya
- Notes
- Robert A. LeVine
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 104)
- LCCN
- 7926130
- LCSH
- Gusii (African people)