essay
School fees and the marriage process for Mende girls in Sierra Leone
beyond the sex : new directions in the anthropology of gender • Philadelphia • Published In 1990 • Pages: 283-309
By: Bledsoe, Caroline H..
Abstract
This discusses dynamics of co-wife relations among polygamous Mande households. It argues that co-wife relations are characterized by apparent congeniality and equality mostly created by legal and economic necessities. When examined closely, however, they are fraught with inequality and suppressed tensions particularly over children's education which can erupt in pitched battles or witchcraft accusations.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
- Field Date
- 1980-1990
- Coverage Date
- 1980-1993
- Coverage Place
- Sierra Leone
- Notes
- Caroline Bledsoe
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-309)
- LCCN
- 90030497
- LCSH
- Mende (African people)