Women, Sexuality and the Changing Social Order

ISBN-13: 9781032274546 / Miękka / 2024 / 284 str.

Beth Maina Ahlberg

Opis

This book, first published in 1991, examines the effect of government policies and social restrictions on the reproductive behaviour and family life of the women of Kenya. Women mobilised into a movement comprised of small local women’s groups that attempt to educate and influence both its members and government policy.

Spis treści

Part 1. The Setting of the Study and Problem Formulation  1. Introduction  2. The Study Area and Methods of the Study  3. The Conceptual Framework of the Study  Part 2. The Restructuring of Kikuyu Social Organization  4. Pre-Colonial Kikuyu Social Organization  5. The Situation during the Colonial Period  6. The Post-Colonial Women’s Collective Activities  Part 3. Patterns and Dynamics of Contemporary Women’s Groups  7. The Interaction Patterns of Women’s Groups  8. The Internal Structure and Characteristics of Contemporary Women’s Groups  9. The Activities of Women’s Groups  10. Summary and Conclusions: Women’s Groups in Transition  Part 4. Policy and Programme Implications for Africa  11. Regulation of Sex and Reproduction: The Case of Family Planning  12. AIDS in Africa: Prevention and Control Programmes

O autorze

Beth Maina Ahlberg