Book

An outline of traditional Onitsha Ibo socialization

Institute of Education, University of Ibadan (5) • Published In 1966 • Pages: 48

By: Henderson, Richard N., Henderson, Helen Kreider.

Abstract
The Hendersons have presented in this work a detailed study of the child-rearing and socialization processes existent in Onitsha at the beginning of the contact period. The authors point out, however, that '… it should not be assumed that the practices described here remain current in Enu-Onitsha today' (p. 4). In addition to the main theme of this paper, the researcher will also find much general information on lineages, title acquisition, the King of Onitsha, the masquerade society, age-grades, the IBA or 'ancestral house,' marriage customs, polygyny, the 'Wives of the Village' organization, parent-child relationships, and several peer-group children's societies (e.g., the MBEKWE society), age-graded and hierarchial in order leading up to eventual adolescent inclusion in the adult societies. The data gathered in this source were obtained from informant's accounts of tradition, on historical records and other published sources, and on the authors' current observations (p. 4).
Subjects
Infant care
Child care
Age stratification
Sodalities
Lineages
Techniques of socialization
Cleanliness training
Sex training
Aggression training
Independence training
Infant feeding
Personality development
culture
Igbo
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Western Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1981
Field Date
1961-1962
Coverage Date
mid nineteenth century - 1962
Coverage Place
town of Onitsha, southeastern Nigeria
Notes
by Richard N. Henderson and Helen Kreider Henderson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-48)
LCCN
67009705
LCSH
Igbo (African people)