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Mobility and village composition in Bunyoro
Uganda journal • 34 (1) • Published In 1970 • Pages: 15-27
By: Charsley, S. R..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Charsley examines village composition and formation. Although the village he studied was extremely unstable in terms of membership, it was usually individuals or small family groups that came and went, leaving intact a core of large households. People who do leave usually join relatives or friends in other villages, thus preserving the intimate nature of village life. The prestige of the village head is an important factor in holding onto and attracting village members. Status is based on political position, such as a chief, size of family (the larger the better), or a good job with a steady income.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Internal migration
- Household
- Kin relationships
- Community structure
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Banyoro
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1966
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1919-1966
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- 'Kimina', Kigumba, Western Province, Uganda
- NotesAdditional notes
- By S. R. Charsley
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 52026895
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nyoro (African people)