Namibia, Society, SociologyVolker Winterfeldt, Thomas Arthur Fox, Pempelani Mufune University of Namibia Press, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2002 - Social Science - 397 pages Twenty-two articles on social structures, the state, poverty, religion, culture and gender, all of which are in some way particular to Namibia, its society and the country's embryonic, but promising, academic discipline of sociology. The work is organised into four major sections: economy, labour and environment; social inequalities and institutions, traditionalism, culture and art; and sexuality and health. Some examples of the subjects dealt with are: gender aspects of labour migration in Namibia; the complexities of class formation; social exclusion and poverty amongst Namibia's youth; cultural identities in contemporary musical traditions; Namibian society in fiction and the Namibian novel; sexuality as culture, sexual cultures in tradition, and sexuality and reproductive health; and the possibilities of the co-existence and collaboration between western and traditional medical systems. The book is jointly edited by leading sociologists at the University of Namibia. |
Contents
From liberation struggle to social partnership? The challenge | 27 |
Labour migration in Namibia gender aspects | 39 |
Land distribution and sustainable development | 75 |
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administration Afrikaans apartheid Bantustan behaviour Bushmen capitalist Centre Christianity church colonial concept context cultural dominance economic élites ethnic factors farm female gender German Herero historical HIV/AIDS households human identity income independence indigenous individual inequalities institutions issues Katutura Kavango Klerck Kunene region Kwanyama labour force labour migration land living majority male Ministry modern Moorsom Namibian society National norms novel NUNW Ondangwa Opuwo Organisation Oshakati Ovaherero Ovambo Ovamboland patterns perspective play Police Zone political population post-colonial poverty practices question Rädel reconciliation redistribution reflects region relations relationships religion role Rundu sector sexual Social Sciences social structures socio-economic sociological South African South West Africa southern strategies subsistence SWAPO television tion trade unions traditional authorities traditional healers University of Namibia urban violence wage labour Windhoek women workers
References to this book
Re-examining Liberation in Namibia: Political Culture Since Independence Henning Melber Limited preview - 2003 |