essay

Women as agents of social change

ngecha : a kenyan village in a time of rapid social change • Lincoln • Published In 2004 • Pages: 93-117

By: Whiting, Beatrice Blyth.

Abstract
This document discusses the role women as agents of social change in a Kenyan village called Ngecha. It focuses on the ways Kikuyu women remained active forces for change by effectively mediating the local consequences of a wide variety of external forces including colonialism, missionaries, nationalist poloitical momevents and expanding global markets.
Subjects
Gender status
External relations
Division of labor by gender
Dwellings
Real property
Gender roles and issues
Education system
Missions
Labor supply and employment
Tillage
Family relationships
Community structure
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
culture
Gikuyu
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
Field Date
1968-1973
Coverage Date
1900-1973
Coverage Place
Ngecha village, Central Province, Kenya
Notes
Beatrice Whiting
Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-117)
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