essay
Wolof co-operative work groups
Continuity and change in African cultures • Chicago • Published In 1959 • Pages: 224-237
By: Ames, David W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The source begins with a short introductory section on the culture of the Wolof, summarizing the major features of their society. the author follows this with a description of the composition and functions of the Wolof co-operative work group, showing its relationship not only to agriculture but also to marriage customs, etc. Finally, he suggests ways in which the work group might provide a solution to contemporary problems in Wolof culture.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Mutual aid
- Sodalities
- Tillage
- Labor and leisure
- Nuptials
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Wolof
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1999
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Social Anthropologist
- 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
- James R. Leary ; 1959
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1950-1951
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1950-1951
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- West Africa
- NotesAdditional notes
- David W. Ames
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 58013135
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Wolof (African people)