Book
La famille wolof: tradition et changement
Karthala • Paris • Published In 1985 • Pages: 262
By: Diop, Abdoulaye Bara.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this study, Diop examines the Wolof kinship system and changes to it over time. Diop discusses in depth the bilineal descent system, kin relationships, marital preferences, nuptial ceremonies, gift exchanges, postmarital residence, domestic organization, polygamy; and divorce. The Wolof inherit biological traits such as intelligence, character, some moveable property, and class status from their mothers and courage, honor, real property, and caste status from their fathers. The marriage partner of choice was a cross-cousin. Matrilineal ties were important among the nobles in gathering political support. The patrilineage held property in common and allocated land to individual households. Junior kin, both male and female, had to work for their elders in the field and kitchen. The introduction of a market economy with peanuts as a cash crop and the individualism of Islam had a divisive impact on the extended family.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Social stratification
- Marriage
- Family
- Kinship
- 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
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Sociologist
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 1998
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1600-1976
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Senegal
- NotesAdditional notes
- Abdoulaye-Bara Diop
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-259)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86137033
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Wolof (African people)