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Forms of Familial, Economic, and Political Association in Angola Today [electronic resource] : A Foundational Sociology of an African State
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grassi, Marzia.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Angola--Social conditions.
- Families--Angola.
- Migrant labor--Angola.
- Social networks--Angola.
- Social surveys--Angola.
- Social networks.
- Families.
- Migrant labor.
- Social surveys.
- Angola.
- Local Subjects:
- Angola--Social conditions.
- Families--Angola.
- Migrant labor--Angola.
- Social networks--Angola.
- Social surveys--Angola.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (274 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This sociological study examines the relationship between a society's economy and the social structures that underpin it.
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Forework by Keith Hart; Author's Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I - Connecting context and methodology; Chapter 1 - Contextual Background; Diaspora; Namibe; Cunene; Cabinda; Chapter 2 - Methodology; The fieldwork: data collection conditions on the ground; Section II - Social Capital, Networks, and Sociabilities; Introduction; Chapter 1 - The socio-demographic characterization of respondents; Chapter 2 - Associative life; Chapter 3 - Informal dynamics and labor market; Chapter 4 - Trust and solidarity
- Chapter 5 - SociabilitiesSuggestions for future research; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-2110-6
- 0-7734-2677-9
- OCLC:
- 782879924
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