For men and elders: change in the relations of generations and of men and women among the Nyakyusa-Ngonde people, 1875-1971

Wilson, Monica Hunter

Book

For men and elders: change in the relations of generations and of men and women among the Nyakyusa-Ngonde people, 1875-1971

Africana Pub. Co. for the International African Institute • New York • Published In 1977 • Pages:

By: Wilson, Monica Hunter.

Abstract
This book is about the Nyakyusa people of Tanzania and the Ngonde of Malawi, who live on opposite sides of the Songwe river and who speak one language. It is concerned with how marriage relationships and relations between generations have changed between 1875, when written records began, and 1971, when a new marriage law for Tanzania was promulgated. The most important of these changes include shifts from marriage by cattle payment and labor service to the use of cash as bride price, from polygamy to monogamy, and changes in residence pattern from age-based villages to 'Christian villages' and mixed communities. The book discusses the implications of these shifts for gender, generation and intra-family relations.

Subjects

Cultural identity and pride

Community structure

Inter-community relations

Status, role, and prestige

Labor supply and employment

Real property

Regulation of marriage