Marriage and Family Among the Yakö in South-Eastern Nigeria

ISBN-13: 9781138588301 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 138 str.

Daryll Forde

Opis

Originally published in 1951 this book analyses the social values and institutions involved in the establishment and maintenance of marital relationships. As well as considering the conventions through which mariatal values are expressed, the relation of marital status to the general structure of Yakö society is also discussed.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. The Significance of the Kinship and Age Set Systems. 3. Pre-Marital Relations and Betrothal 4. The Marriage Rites 5. Analysis of Marriage Rites 6. Seclusion of the Bride 7. Rites During the First Pregnancy 8. Frequency of Pre-Marital Pregnancy 9. Marriage Money: Libeman 10. The Establishment of a Household 11. Dissolution of a Marriage 12. Polygyny 13. The Relative Ages of Spouses 14. Fertility 15. Household and Family