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Patriarchy and Gender in Africa.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fynn, Veronica P., 1976-
Contributor:
Delcor, Charles Amone.
Bond, Johanna.
Fynn, Veronica P., 1976-
Chiweshe, Manase Kudzai.
Fusari, Valentina.
Malunga, Bernadette.
Mandhu, Fatima.
Ndi, Chick Loveline Ayoh Epse.
Obiora, L. Amede.
ProQuest ebook central.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Patriarchy--Africa.
Patriarchy.
Women--Africa--Social conditions.
Women.
Africa.
Social conditions.
Africa--Social conditions.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (249 pages)
polychrome
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Lexington Books, 2021.
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Cover
Patriarchy and Gender in Africa
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Overview
HerStory: Respecting Our Trailblazers
Overview of Volume Contents
References
Chapter 1
The Past Before Us
Illustrative Gender Audit
Liberia's Experience: Expository Overview
Engendering Power
Discourses of Patriarchy
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 2
Intersectionality, Women's Rights in Africa, and the Maputo Protocol
The Evolution of Intersectionality in Human Rights Discourse
Intersectionality within the Discourse of Gender and Human Rights in Africa: The Example of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict
Intersectionality within the African Regional System
Intersectional Insights Reflected in the Maputo Protocol
Where the AU Falls Short of a Commitment to Intersectionality: LGBTQI Rights
Chapter 3
Building the Patriarchy Index for Sub-Saharan Africa
Literature Survey
Conceptualizing Patriarchy in SSA
Data Source and Analysis
The Patriarchy Index for SSA
Conclusion and Policy Options
Chapter 4
Patriarchy and Gender Challenges in Africa
The Problem Situation
Methodology
Gender Expression in the Mbu Community
The Issue of Wedlock Children in Cameroon
Chapter 5
Widow Inheritance in Northern Uganda
The Institution of Marriage among the Acholi
Widow Inheritance in Traditional Acholi Religion
Widow Inheritance and Childcare
The Clan System and Widow Inheritance
Misconceptions about Widow Inheritance
The Acholi Traditional Process of Widow Inheritance
Chapter 6
Patriarchal and Traditional Gender Roles in Pre- and Post-Independent Eritrea
Gender Roles in the Light of Tradition and Colonialism
Joining the Liberation Front: Lost (in) Generation
Independent Eritrea
Migration and Reconfiguration of Gender Roles
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 7
Equal Spaces or Patriarchy?
Theoretical Framework
Conceptualizing Patriarchy
Why Women's Participation in Tax Rulemaking is Relevant
Trends of Patriarchy in Tax Rulemaking in Malawi
Chapter 8
Zambia's Prison Laws and Allied Legislation
Constitutional, Statutory, and Policy Framework for Mainstreaming the Prison Laws in Zambia
Chapter 9
Challenging "Supernormal Patriarchy" in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Policies and Laws in Zambia
Defining Patriarchy in ASM
Patriarchy and Supernormal Patriarchy in ASM: The Ecofeminism Approach
Identifying Gender Gaps in the ASM Policies and Laws in Zambia
Chapter 10
Football Stadiums as Patriarchal Spaces
Women, Football, and Exclusion
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Conceptualization of Heteropatriarchy as Centered Peripheries.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Other Format:
Print version: Fynn Bruey, Veronica Patriarchy and Gender in Africa
ISBN:
9781793638571
1793638578
Publisher Number:
40030514127
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