Modern Marriage in Sierra Leone : A Study of the Professional Group / Barbara Harrell-Bond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrell-Bond, Barbara E., author.

Series:

Change and Continuity in Africa

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage--Sierra Leone.

Marriage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 pages)

Edition:

Reprint 2018

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Preface

Table of contents

List of tables

1.Introduction

2.The historical background

3.The composition and social background of the professional group

4.Stereotypes of traditional and western marriage and family life

5. The legal setting of marriage

6. The status of children born out of wedlock

7. Choosing a marriage partner

8. The organization of domestic life and family relationships

9. Marital conflicts and their resolution

10. Attitudes towards sex, family limitation and the use of contraceptives

11. Prospects for marriage among the professional group

Appendix A. Methods

Appendix B. Questionnaires administered to samples of students and professionals

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9783110870626

3110870622

OCLC:

1091662171