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Family, population and development in Africa

Title
Family, population and development in Africa / edited by Aderanti Adepoju.
Publication
London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Zed Books, 1997.

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Adepoju, Aderanti.
Description
x, 230 pages; 23 cm
Summary
  • This book investigates the challenges facing the African family and their multiple effects from an extremely broad perspective. The contributors explore the nature of available data on which current policies are premised, marriage patterns, the role of the family in agriculture, the changing roles and status of women, the transformations generated by mass migration, the strains and tensions wrought by structural adjustment programmes and the functioning of family law.
  • Throughout, the book makes clear the importance of the family to the development process. The contributors call on development strategists to see the family as a dynamic source of change as much as the recipient of it; as such this book is essential reading for students, academics and activists in development studies.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-224) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction / Aderanti Adepoju -- 2. The African family: data, concepts and methodology / Oluwole Adegboyega, James P. M. Ntozi and John B. Ssekamatte-Ssebuliba -- 3. The African family: an overview of changing forms / Aderanti Adepoju and Wariara Mbugua -- 4. The African family between tradition and modernity / A. B. C. Ocholla-Ayayo -- 5. The African family and changing nuptiality patterns / A. F. Aryee -- 6. The African family in rural and agricultural activities / P. K. Makinwa-Adebusoye -- 7. Migration and family interactions in Africa / Sally E. Findley -- 8. The African family and the status of women's health / Wariara Mbugua -- 9. African family systems and socio-economic crisis / Christine Oppong -- 10. Law and the family in Southern Africa / Alice Armstrong.
ISBN
  • 1856494659
  • 1856494667 (pbk.)
LCCN
96022286
OCLC
ocm34851229
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries