Sometimes people mistake that they are witch doctors especially Christians. One-parent families headed by a woman for any reason are much poorer ($30,296 in 2008 median annual income) than those headed by a man ($44,358). N.S.S.F. in cases of death, the whole community mourn. viii. Download Now. Today marriage is for companionship and it is considered to be complete even if there are no children. They give information concerning cause, nature and treatment of diseases. The wishes of parents and the dead were honored. The kin group is also a source of emotional and spiritual belonging. Therefore, the new families tend to generally live near or with the husbands parents. It is a token of appreciation in the part of the bridegrooms people to those of the bride for the care over her. The basic kinship unit of Bemba society is not the individual family, but a matrilocal extended family composed of a man and his wife, their married daughters, and the latters husbands and children.24, A young Bemba couple live in the same hut with a child of pre-weaning age whom they may have. - People do not have a lot of attachment to land, as there are other means of survival. Dressing The dress code differed from one community to another in the traditional African setup. 4. By 1935, for example, anthropologists like Mair and Richards and no doubt many others were already noticing change in marriage and family patterns.36. 5. society irrespective of their origins, background, class, ethnicity, race, gender and other markers of identity. 8. In the western culture, marriage results in permanent bonds between the couple, with centrally assigned sexual rights among the couple and parenthood responsibility. They live in one Geographical area. In fact a woman was part of the property of the man. Many women today put on trousers that initially were meant for men. fellow Christians. The permissive society has also encouraged trial marriages. Some scholars have suggested that this arrangement might be fraught with potential social problems and conflict.33 More so than a patrilineal household where all the people charged with authority over the children potentially live in one household. In traditional African society this entails a bride-exchange in form of cattle, services, foodstuffs, family ties, or other expressions of the marriage contract. Members of a community could also come together when defending the community against outside invaders. The continuance of Aboriginal society is dependent on keeping Aboriginal families strong and healthy both physically and culturally. 4. Other names can refer to place of birth e.g. - Kinship helps to care for the less fortunate members of the society e.g. - It is through marriage that children are born to the community. Challenges facing herbalists 1. These could be through words or deeds. These Anglo-Saxon or Eurocentric descriptions do not help in the fair and accurate perception of the traditional African family. First, there is the local unit of matrilocal marriage .. consisting of a man, his wife, his married daughters and their husbands and children,34 Second, the matrilineal descent group which consists of maternal relatives and ancestors traced back to several generations. It symbolized death and resurrection. Babbie, Earl R., Sociology: An Introduction. People like politicians and students consult medicine men to succeed in the careers. Some communities such as the Maasai still maintain their traditional way of dressing. Urbanization: Those who move away from home to towns in search of Jobs are drawn from their ancestral homes. 3. 4. 5. In fact Chondoka finds the use of the terms dowry, bride price to refer to particularly traditional Zambian marriages to be serious misnomers introduced by European missionaries and colonialists in Africa. - Children made marriage complete. In some communities as soon as a woman realizes she is expecting, she and the husband completely stops having sexual intercourse until after birth. Early marriages are encountered to reduce fornication. The mother and the child is no longer secluded. 2. pp. Urbanization has undermined the role of of the elders as it becomes difficult for elders to operate as the people come from different backgrounds. Less traditional family structures in sitcoms gained popularity in the 1980s with shows such as Diff'rent Strokes (a widowed man with two adopted African American sons) and One Day at a Time (a divorced woman with two teenage daughters). Economic hardships that has been due to introduction of money economy. 8. Magic, sorcery and witchcraft. 8. The common descriptions of the African traditional family in the literature is Eurocentric and biased. 25 This book is written in Chewa indigenous Central African language. That is, kinship is a network of relationships in which each tie is influenced by, and in turn influences, the others. 41 Molefi Kete Asante, Afrocentricity: The Theory of Social Change. New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1961. No one is allowed to take the life of another. ii. This culture was pre-literate, pre-scientific and pre-industrial. Tembo, Mwizenge S., A Sociological Analysis of the African Personality Among Zambian Students. Schooling where children spend most of their time with teachers depriving them the time to be with elders. - A white bed sheet is spread this is to collect blood during the breaking of virginity. - Diviners are people who are believed to have the ability to reveal hidden things by use of magical powers Role of mediums and diviners in the societies i. Mediums link the living, spirits and the ancestors. The midwife also monitors the development of the foetus. 2. Although human beings have made tremendous progress during the last 150 years or so, yet they have not been able to wield full control over the nature. - Some people acquire wealth through dishonest means e.g. The houses of grandparents form their sleeping places. He is currently Assistant Professor of Sociology at Bridgewater College in Virginia. It could also help in paying of the dowry. 3. vi. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1983. How the widows and orphans are supported - Church members offer them guidance and counseling (giving them hope) - They are prayed for. However dowry payment has been hindered by several factors today e.g. They act as judges in certain circumstances. Marriage ceremonies brought people together as they came together to rejoice. Dr. Mwizenge S. Tembo It gives the couple time to study the character of the partner and find out if he or she is the best. Mair, Lucy P., African Marriage and Social Change, in Survey of African Marriage and Family Life. To give the mother instructions on how to take care of the child. They can foretell the future e.g. LeVine, R.A., Patterns of Personality in Africa, in Responses to Change: Society, Culture and Personality. These variations are caused by differences in tribal customs or culture according geography, history, religion, external influence of colonialism, inter migration, political and economic structures and influences. 7. - They act as a court of law to errant members of the society. Living with new parents means no particular change in status; the biological parents do not forget their off spring and are always present for any ceremonies involving their children.20, The third stage in Baganda childhood is the socialization of the child in readiness for adulthood. 3. Similar customs or rules of restrictions in interaction apply between many other kin in a traditional African family. They lead people to communal prayer in time of crisis. The clan assumes control of inheritance; the wishes of the dead person may or may not be honored. The clan chooses the heir. This is meant to send it clean into the world of the living dead. After initiation, one has the right to marry. The man who is the heir to the widow has the additional family responsibility of adopting the widows family. The blood the binds the initiates and ancestors. First, the strengths, durability, and resilience of the African traditional family were never dwelt on explicitly and at length. Mitchell, J. A woman inherits her maternal grandmother or sisters. - Marriage was a source of wealth for the family. Second, an identifying drum beat used at ceremonies. Would you say in the Western marriage ritual of the priest leading on the saying of vowes, that the priest orders the groom to now kiss the bride, or put the ring on the brides finger, or ordered to be married for that matter? Some communities have abandoned initiation rites like among the luo; removal of six lower teeth is a practice of the past. vi. They are believed to be full of wisdom. Many of the rituals that were performed to the mother and the child are today seen as unnecessary. (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1956, 1966, 1971). Bell, Norman W., and Vogel, Ezra F. Young people are trained to have respect for others and self-respect. It starts at birth and continues through to death. - Prayers are also offered to God for protection. - The bathing symbolizes the beginning of a new state in life. Family plays a central role in African society. Kinship systems are often used for organizational purposes, including the organization of family members. Kinship is the relationship, including social relationship, that exists between two or more individuals, and kinship has a major influence on political, and economic systems in many different regions from around the world. It can determine a person's political identity and the way money and property are transferred. Urbanization: Those who move away from home to towns in search of Jobs are drawn from their ancestral homes. She organizes the disposal of the placenta (after birth). They could also clean newly born baby. 5. How the of rites passage inculcate moral values In the traditional African communities, people learn the moral values through every days activities and through education provided. Through apprenticeship iv. - This special treatment starts before and continues after childbirth. 3. 5. They advise the expectant mother on how to take care of herself. For example, when a man dies among the Baganda, his power over the property ends. Impact of Modernism on Family. There are serious cases of misuse of leisure in the form of; - Watching and reading pornographic literature. 8. Virginity is not highly valued and many people break their virginity at stage of adolescence. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1956, 1966, 1971. it governs behavior towards each other - Kinship binds together the entire life of a community, the departed and those yet to be born. The youth are taught to be courageous in order to be able to face challenges in life e.g. During initiation the initiates are given special instructions that prepare them for future life. v. In some cases if a man is married and wants another wife his first or other wives would be involved in making the proposal. Severing the ties of kinship is among the body sins and it is among the major sins. Factors that have affected Kinship system 1. viii. h. Among the Luos animals are driven over the graveside, people run in the homestead with spears. While the basic functions of the family remain the same all over the world, traditional African families have undergone significant transformations attributed to an interplay of factors, including Christianity, industrialization, educational expansion, population growth, monetization of the economy, migration, civilization, and now globalization. Relevance of diviners and medicine men today 1) Diviners and Mediums are still important in Kenya today. 6. Changes that have affected ownership of property and wealth - Women and children are allowed to own property. 2. children born out of wed-lock are killed or abandoned. A Bemba belongs to his mothers clan (umukoa), a group of relatives more or less distantly connected, who reckon descent from real or fictitious common ancestries, use a common totem name, and a series of praise titles, recite a common legend of origin and accept certain joint obligations.30. Death always strikes unexpectedly. 6. 2. What are the 6 kinship systems? Although children among the Baganda are brought up in an unroutinized and casual way with a few rites of passage to adulthood, they seem to go through three distinct stages during their up bringing. Marriage is no longer a must and many people decide not to marry. Today the dead can be buried in cemeteries in towns. Everybody in the community is expected to work hard. 2. 2. Traditional African society. 42 Yizenge A. Chondoka, Traditional Marriages in Zambia: A Study in Cultural History. Second, an identifying drum beat used at ceremonies. The introduction of formal education Formal education has weakened the role of parents and grandparents. Human society is unique, he argues, in that we are "working with the same raw material as exists in the animal world, but [we] can conceptualize and categorize it to They are not supposed to take part in heavy duties or carry heavy loads. The subject of traditional family patterns in Africa is so broad that it cannot be adequately addressed in one chapter. Therefore, they try to restrict the kinship ties. Problems experienced by widows and orphans - They suffer from lack of company because they feel abandoned. p.19, 45 Naboth M. J. Ngulube, Some Aspects of Growing Up in Zambia. It is believed that after death one continues to live in the spirit world and therefore the dead relatives are to be given descent burial so that they cannot harm the living. (New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1961) p.68, 23 Lucy P. Mair, African Marriage and Social Change, in Survey of African Marriage and Family Life. Land was also a source of medicine in the form of herbs and minerals. For this reason, the paper serves only as an introduction to the application of Christian There are three main types of kinship: lineal, collateral, and affinal. ii. - In some communities, marriage is not recognized without children. LAND In the traditional African society, people had a lot of attachment to land. (Eds.) Similar systems of kinship terminology can be found, for example, among the Ndebele of Zimbabwe, the Zulu of South Africa, the Ngoni and Tumbuka of Eastern Zambia. Natural Factors: ADVERTISEMENTS: Natural forces and factors play an important role in unifying or disintegrating the society. Some of them are (i) Rites of passage (2) Good morals (3) Participation in communal activities such as ceremonies, work, leisure activities and worship (4) Sharing of property and ideas (5) Division of labour. v. They drive a way witches and evil spirits. 7. 9. Bridgewater College vii. ii. 4. Physical causes of death i. - Can interfere with an individuals reproductive system. 6. among the Kisii, a person born crossing the river could be called Kwamboka. 6. They have the ability to foretell what would happen in the future. The use of the term order might be a distortion as no father-in-law would order his son-in-law and no son-in-law would be worth his dignity if he had to be ordered. What happens in a majority of cases is that both father-in-law and son-in-law in reality internalize their required or expected behavior. Boys herd goats, cows, and livestock. Most of the time they suffer from old age diseases. 3. Death must have a cause. v. It brings people together; relatives and friends co me together hence strengthening kinship ties. iii. This background is essential to any application of Christian spirituality in Africa. - Kinship ties also provide security to all concerned. Factors contributing to harmony and Mutual Responsibility in African Traditional Societies In traditional African Society, every individual is related to all. 6. - Attending discos and nightclubs. They act as intermediaries between God and human beings. They also perform light duties for relatives. Africa's traditional religion is based on the Ubuntu philosophy, which is a Zulu word for human-ness, and was developed over many centuries in traditional African culture. What is significant about the various descriptions of the traditional African family is that they are from back in the period before the 1940s and in case of the Baganda from the late 1800s. There are strict rules and taboos governing sex. The traditional healers are still important today especially to those who had let down by medicine prescribed by doctors. In some communities, it may be done in the forest while others the expectant mother would go back to their parents while others could also be done in the house of the in-law. But it makes it difficult to keep track of our kin. 36 Lucy P. Mair African Marriage and Social Change, in Survey of African Marriage and Family Life. Dowry is important in that:- 1. Choosing of a marriage partner This differs from one community to another. 1. In view of the poor development of social security systems outside the family, hardly anyone would wish to escape the power of kinship ties. - It is against Christian teaching on circumcision because God instructed Abraham to circumcise male descendants - It lowers the dignity of the individual (dehumanizing) - One can contract dangerous diseases such as HIV and AIDS. 4. Those related by blood have common ancestors. These institutions are a cultural universal i.e. v. The land was believed to belong to the ancestors and nobody was allowed to sell or lease it out without the consent of the other members of the family. The children learn the customs, beliefs, and culture pertaining to the social roles of being a woman, mother, and wife for girls; and a man, father, and husband for boys. Marriage 4. Importance of Initiation i. D. at Michigan State University in Sociology in 1987. 5. They are free most of them and can get time for the younger generation. Researchers have examined the effects of matrilineal kinship systems for women's preferences, including preference for competition, altruism, risk, and political participation. Follow. Ngulube, Naboth M. J., Some Aspects of Growing Up in Zambia, Lusaka: Nalinga Consultancy/Sol-Consult A/S Limited, 1989. - Purification rites are performed for the mother and the child to make the child pure. ELDERS They are people who are elderly in society. 2. It also gives them time to find out the background of the partners e.g. 3. Some of the issues that were the products of the Eurocentrically biased judgements include the following two. Kinship ties are strong bonds that exist among community members. It is the kinship ties which determine a person's rights, responsibilities and behaviour. Role of priests, prophets and seers 1. A mock wrestling sometimes would be organized between the boy and the girl. iii. Each stage has its own features, some of which are perhaps peculiar to the Baganda customs and system of socialization in their traditional family pattern. the pain the initiates underwent. There is a lot of secrecy surrounding the knowledge of herbs. There are two main types of leisure: (1) Passive leisure: This is where there is minimal use of physical energy. Lobola is widely used among the Bantu peoples of Central and Southern Africa.39, Avoidance, segregated relationships, lack of love and tenderness in traditional African marriages and the family has been a common theme among European scholars. Traditional kinship structures remain important in many First Nations communities today. Western culture and education has really affected marriage. - They are concerned with maintenance of law and order in the community. According to Dziro and Mhlanga (2018), urbanization, HIV/AIDS, and poverty in Africa are all factors that stifle the effectiveness of informal kinship approaches to proper childcare and. Goode, William J. Social change in Africa as everywhere else is ubiquitous. 4. Priests/prophets v. Blacksmiths The religious specialists acquire their skills through:- i. Inheritance from a relative ii. Consanguineal kinship: this kinship is based on blood the relationship meaning the relationship between parents and children also among immediate siblings. (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1969) p.30. Coser, Rose Lamb., (Ed.) 3. There are societies where prayers are made to the mother and the child. Characteristics of African community 1. a child born after a long period of childless marriage is called Ogwedhi among the Luo. 5. Why the practice female circumcision is dying out. The kinships are based on two broad aspects 1) Birth (Blood relationships) 2) marriages. For example, in debt and marriage obligations. vi. Box 169 Maintaining ties of kinship is the way to the security of the Muslim nation. Headmanships of villages, court offices, ritual titles, and chieftainships are passed on in this way. 6. Defines kinship and explains its importance. People learn to be thankful to God, parents, relatives and one another AFRICAN UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY AND KINSHIP African community is used to refer to a group of people occupying a particular geographical area, share common interest and practices a sense of togetherness. 3. People that belong to the same kinship system are referred to as kin. 2. Their relevance today Some people still consult prophets on seers some couples may consult in case of barrenness. The church also gives them food, and clothing and their daily needs. Diviners also have religious functions and perform duties of priests such as offering of sacrifice. Changes that have affected land ownership - Today its a requirement by the government that one must possess a land title deed. Having so many people in this household should not be confused with other types of large families like, ..the joint family, with its several married brothers and their families living together or the extended family, consisting of a group of married off spring living in one household under a patriarch or matriarch.11 The Baganda are also patrilocal. j. This is because; 1 It is unavoidable. The dramatic social changes in Africa during the last three decades of political independence from European colonialism have obviously affected the traditional family. When a girl is getting married her mothers brother must be consulted. 7. - It causes physical injury to the victim. Factors contributing to harmony and mutual responsibility in African communities. In this system, all brothers of the father are called father, all sisters of the mother are called mother, all their children brother and sister. They are referred to as the Eskimo, Hawaiian, Sudanese, Omaha, Crow, and Iroquois systems. Other significant strengths are that the traditional African family increased group cohesion in an otherwise harsh physical and social environment. The study of African societies has become an established area of scholarship, with sophisticated analyses that are far from earlier works . among the Luos the man is buried at the right and woman is buried the left. They believe iron implements attract lightning. Divorce and separation are discouraged. Which factors have led to the weakening of kinship ties in Kenya today? Once the proposals are made, the parents and relatives would begin marriage negotiations. The book describes and explains Chewa traditions and customs including Ukamwini. Twins are also given special names e.g. 8. ii. - Wife inheritance ensured that the late mans family would not suffer. They feel a strong bond towards each other because they are tied by kinship relationships to one another. Some people also consult them before making important decisions e.g. If they float, the clan chief accepts the children as legitimate; but if the cord sinks, the child to whom it belongs is considered born in adultery and disowned.18, After this part of the ceremony, a feast is held. drought, famine etc. Such influences as end of intra and inter-tribal warfare with the coming of European colonialism, the Western money economy, industrialization, migration, and urbanization have certainly transformed the traditional African family from what it was 50 to 100 years ago. 10. For example, sickness in the indigenous African worldview is not only an imbalance of the body, but also an imbalance in one's social life, which can be linked to a breakdown in one's kinship and family relations or even to one's relationship with one's ancestors. iv. ii. (2) Active leisure: This involves the use of the physical energy. Children are expected to help in minor household tasks. 6. Second Edition, London: Cambridge University Press, 1984, Ch. Importance of courtship 1. to find out if they are related. -Responsibility. TOPIC 9:AFRICAN MORAL AND CULTURAL VALUES MEANING AND WHOLENESS OF LIFE- In the African traditional society, life is believed to originate from God. 2. 3 Lucy P. Mair, African Marriage and Social Change, in Survey of African Marriage and Family Life, edited by Arthur Phillips, (London: Oxford University Press, 1953) p.1. 6 It separates one from the loved ones. The San society in general and the kinship system in particular are very different from contemporary American society. Bantu Migrations Stateless Societies Bantu Societies did not depend on elaborate hierarchy of officials of a bureaucracy Governed through Kinship groups - extended families consisting of about 100 people. First, in succession and inheritance the man inherits his dead grandfather, maternal uncle, or brother. It is said to be the basic and universal in relationships. 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