Part 1 Village organisation: the village-goup; the structure of the village; the economic side of village life; village organisation and the supernatural sphere; the military and civil aspects of village organisation; the law in maintenance; the law in breach (I); the law in breach (II); law making; dual division. Part 2 Exogamy: the system of exogamy; the implications of exogamy. Part 3 Women's organisation: women's work; groups based on place of marriage; groups based on place of birth. Appendices: the temperament factor; temperament and social groups; temperament and Ibo society.