Contending with Life as a Widow in Contemporary Africa
African communities live in families. There are practices, beliefs and taboos that ensure harmonious relations within a family and the community. There are gender segregation that bestow different roles to women, men and children. In the event that a man dies, there are social economic consequences that beset the widow at a family and community level. Gertrude happened to be one of the African women who was widowed at an early age. She tells her story that cuts across the African societies to portray the challenges of being a woman in the Banyankore peoples of South-Western. The Book gives a good case study of how someone can successfully rai…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-3-659-61965-6
- EAN: 9783659619656
- Produktnummer: 37368463
- Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 96 S.
- Masse: H22.0 cm x B15.0 cm x D0.6 cm 161 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 161
Über den Autor
Gertrude was born and raised in South Western Uganda. A teacher by profession, she was widowed at an early age and had to struggle as a single parent to raise her five children. This Book is about her experience in the context of African social-economic and spiritual settings. She is currently working as a Counselor in The Aids Support Organisation.
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