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Child fostering chains among Ovambo families in Namibia, southern Africa
Journal of southern Africa studies • 37 (1) • Published In 2011 • Pages: 157-176
By: Brown, Jill R. (Jill Rena).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This exploration of the cultural logic of child fostering in Ovambo society focuses on themes that emerged in interviews with foster parents, including the motivations behind fostering and the equitable treatment of children, and the rules of reciprocal exchange. The findings single out education as the most important factor influencing a mother's choices in caregiving. The discussion includes government programs promoting the care of HIV/AIDS orphans.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Life history materials
- Family relationships
- Adoption
- Social placement
- Child care
- Status of children
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ovambo
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern 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.
- Psychologist
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2021
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1996-1999, 2006, 2009
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2006
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Eenhana, Ohangwena region, and Katutura, Windhoek, Khomas region, Namibia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jill Brown
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 75642679
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ovambo (African people)