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Child fostering chains among Ovambo families in Namibia, southern Africaarticle 2011 • Brown, Jill R. (Jill Rena)
Ovambo • Africa > Southern Africa
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 recipro...An exploratory study of constructions of masculinity, sexuality and HIV/AIDS in Namibia, southern Africaarticle 2005 • Brown, Jill R. (Jill Rena) et al.
Ovambo • Africa > Southern Africa
This study finds both direct and indirect links between Ovambo concepts of masculinity and the spread of HIV/AIDS. Drawing on information collected through interviews and group discussions, the authors show that the behaviors that most Ovambo men are...