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Family Matters : Feminist Concepts in African Philosophy of Culture.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: SUNY Series, Feminist Philosophy SeriesPublisher: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (332 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780791481820
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Family MattersDDC classification:
  • 306.87/089/96332
LOC classification:
  • DT515.45.I33 -- N93 2006eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- FAMILY MATTERS -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction: Igbo Family Structure and Feminist Concepts -- 1. Family Politics: Making Patriarchy in a Patrilineal Society -- 2. Legalizing Patriarchy: Sorting Through Customary Laws and Practices -- 3. Customs and Misrepresentations: Widows and Daughters in Inheritance Disputes -- 4. The Conclave: A Dialogic Search for Equality -- 5. Structures of Equality: In Mono- and Dual-Sex Systems -- CONCLUSION: Toward a Balanced Society -- NOTES -- GLOSSARY -- REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Summary: Charts new trends in gender studies through a compelling analysis of Igbo society.
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Intro -- FAMILY MATTERS -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction: Igbo Family Structure and Feminist Concepts -- 1. Family Politics: Making Patriarchy in a Patrilineal Society -- 2. Legalizing Patriarchy: Sorting Through Customary Laws and Practices -- 3. Customs and Misrepresentations: Widows and Daughters in Inheritance Disputes -- 4. The Conclave: A Dialogic Search for Equality -- 5. Structures of Equality: In Mono- and Dual-Sex Systems -- CONCLUSION: Toward a Balanced Society -- NOTES -- GLOSSARY -- REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Charts new trends in gender studies through a compelling analysis of Igbo society.

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