essay

The historical stage

ngecha : a kenyan village in a time of rapid social change • Lincoln • Published In 2004 • Pages: 53-90

By: Whiting, Beatrice Blyth, Whiting, John Wesley Mayhew, Herzog, John, Edwards, Carolyn P., Curtis, Arnold.

Abstract
This document reconstructs history of a Kenyan village called Ngecha. It describes changes in community organization, economic activities and acess to education and markets by way of setting the historical setting for subsequent chapters of an edited volume exploring critical cultural variables affecting parent and child behavior.
Subjects
Community structure
Settlement patterns
Historical reconstruction
History
Puberty and initiation
Ethnosociology
Classes
Family relationships
Real property
Inheritance
Inter-ethnic relations
Lineages
External relations
Revolution
Aftermath of combat
Form and rules of government
culture
Gikuyu
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Types
Psychologist
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
Field Date
1968-1973
Coverage Date
1900-1973
Coverage Place
Ngacha village, Central Province, Kenya
Notes
Beatrice Whiting, John Whiting, John Herzog, and Carolyn Edwards, with Arnold Curtis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-90)
LCCN
2003021832
LCSH
Kikuyu (African people)/Rural development--Kenya--Ngecha/Women in rural development--Kenya/Rural women--Kenya--Ngecha/Family--Kenya/Kenya--Rural conditions--Case studies