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Sex Roles, Education, and Development in Africa
Author(s) -
Sudarkasa Niara
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1525/aeq.1982.13.3.05x0987y
Subject(s) - indigenous , colonialism , colonial rule , sociology , social stratification , division of labour , gender studies , position (finance) , social science , political science , ecology , finance , law , economics , biology
This paper provides a general discussion of the effects of colonial rule on patterns of indigenous African education, division of labor, and social stratification. It explores changing patterns of sex roles and occupational structures giving special attention to the changing position of women.