Parenthood and Social Reproduction: Fostering and Occupational Roles in West Africa

(Book #35 in the Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology Series)

by Esther N. Goody

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Over the last twenty years, Esther Goody has made extensive studies of traditional and contemporary patterns of education and child-rearing in West Africa. In this book she provides an account of the rich variety of institutions, such as fostering, apprenticeship and wardship, which have developed in West Africa either in absence of, or alongside, formal schools, to prepare children for the wide range of economic and political roles now available...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521040175

ISBN13:9780521040174

Release Date:September 2007

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.19 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Cultural Education & Reference Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Public Policy Social Science Social Sciences Social Services & Welfare

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Parenthood and Social Reproduction: Fostering and Occupational Roles in West Africa

(Book #35 in the Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology Series)

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