book chapter
The Gusii mothers of Nyansongo: Kenya, Africa
Mothers of six cultures; antecedents of child rearing [by] Leigh Minturn [and] William W. Lambert • New York • Published In 1964 • Pages: 240-295
By: Minturn, Leigh, Lambert, William Wilson.
Abstract
In this article Minturn and Lambert present a detailed study of family relationships in the community of Nyansongo, East Africa, with a primary focus on mother-child relations. The authors characterize the Gusii mothers of this community as being emotionally unstable, a factor which appears to be related to their heavy work burdens in the raising of garden crops, the supervision of cattle herds, and in the care of older children. As the results of these responsibilities the mothers' '…demands upon the children stem from grim necessity. The severity with which the mothers react to any defiance of their authority stems, in turn, from the necessity of insuring that children will obey them and help with the work. Since fathers are often not around they are not as useful to back up mothers' authority as they are in other cultures' (p. 252).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Psychologist
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2005
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Community of Nyansongo (a pseudonym), Republic of Kenya, East Africa
- Notes
- [by] Leigh Minturn [and] William W. Lambert
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-295)
- LCCN
- 64023863
- LCSH
- Gusii (African people)