Lobola: Its Implications for Women's Reproductive Rights in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe - Couverture souple

Mvududu, Sarah C; Joseph, Chikadzi; Letuka, Puleng

 
9781779150066: Lobola: Its Implications for Women's Reproductive Rights in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1779150067 ISBN 13 : 9781779150066
Editeur : Weaver Press, 2000

Synopsis

An in-depth, accessible study of the function of 'lobola' - the bride price - in seven Southern African countries in which it is a widespread tradition and its practice is still common. The study considers this social institution in both matrilineal and patrilineal societies to show that almost without expection, the practice of paying the bride price results in the wife become the property not only of her husband but also of his extended family. It discusses how this impacts negatively on her reproductive rights - she becomes a child-rearing machine, has little control over family planning or her sexual health - and therefore on the health and development of the whole society. It argues that the institution of 'lobola', which is weakening in some circles but still widely condoned under the guise of the preservation of tradition, is incompatible with a basic standard of human/personal rights for women; calls for its abolition; and for governments to take a stronger lead in formulating laws that better protect women's marital and reproductive rights.

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Éditeur
Weaver Press
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1779150067
ISBN 13 
9781779150066
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
56
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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