"Women Forget that Men are the Masters": Gender Antagonism and Socio-economic Change in Kisii District, KenyaA study about conflicts between men and women in contemporary Kisii, Kenya. The author argues that male identity, sense of worth and prestige have been more deeply affected by socio-economic change than that of female identity. The study emphasizes the need to examine in depth changing African social contexts within collapsing traditional structures. |
Contents
PREFACE | 7 |
Prestigesocial value marriage and sexuality | 20 |
Men and women and social organization | 33 |
The development of the provider ideology and new values | 48 |
The ritual of clitoridectomy | 62 |
Differences and contradictions in girls and boys initiation | 71 |
Changing marriage patterns | 78 |
Bridewealth identity and social value | 86 |
Violence against women | 122 |
Existential and rolebased identities and gender relations | 128 |
Traditional family planning | 136 |
Womens reasons for use of modern contraceptives | 143 |
Control over fertilityWho is in control? | 149 |
Introduction | 152 |
Women sexuality and identity | 159 |
Sexuality and social value | 165 |
Antagonism the cornerstone of marriage? | 95 |
The household todayGender roles responsibilities | 102 |
Access to and control over resources | 109 |
Negotiations between spouses | 115 |
Gender antagonism social value and rolebased and existential | 172 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 179 |
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