Inequality, Socio-cultural Differentiation and Social Structures in Africa Beyond Class /

This book contends that conventional class concepts are not able to adequately capture social inequality and socio-cultural differentiation in Africa. Earlier empirical findings concerning ethnicity, neo-traditional authorities, patron-client relations, lifestyles, gender, social networks, informal...

Ful tanımlama

Detaylı Bibliyografya
Yazar: Neubert, Dieter (Yazar)
Müşterek Yazar: SpringerLink (Online service)
Materyal Türü: e-Kitap
Dil:İngilizce
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2019.
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Edisyon:1st ed. 2019.
Seri Bilgileri:Frontiers of Globalization,
Konular:
Social structure.
Equality.
Ethnology > Africa.
Culture.
Social Structure.
African Culture.
Sociology of Culture.
Online Erişim:Full-text access
İçindekiler:
  • 1. Introduction: The Middle Class Debate and Its Limits
  • 2. Poverty and Inequality in Development Policy: Concepts of Poverty, Vulnerability and Livelihood
  • 3. Class and Capitalism in the Global South: A Perspective on Africa
  • 4. Elements of Socio-Cultural Positioning in Africa
  • 5. Patterns of Individual Social Positioning: Gender, Age and Disability
  • 6. Risks and Aspirations: Strategies for Coping with Uncertainty
  • 7. Extended Concepts of Social Positioning
  • 8. A New Framework for the Analysis of Social Structures in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 9. Conclusion.

Benzer Materyaller