Olayinka Margaret Njikam Savage
Biographic Data
| ID | 1737517 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olayinka Margaret Njikam Savage |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olayinka Margaret Njikam |
| FAMILY NAME | Savage |
| SIGNATURE | SAVAGE O M N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Douala |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Reflections on the Challenges of Anthropology in Contemporary Times and Future Prospects
Anthropology as an academic discipline was introduced in 1993 in the Faculty of Letters and Social Science under the Department of Sociology. It was immediately recognised as a salient component of academic training for students of other departments. The range of Departments that sought anthropology as a core course for its students included Departments of Philosophy-Psychology, Communication and African Studies. This department changed its name …
Secrecy Still the Best Policy
In their recent PLS article, Ken R. Daniels and Karyn Taylor (1993) advocate policies of openness in regard to donor insemination (DI). In this commentary, I examine openness within the social context of fertility, infertility, human reproduction, and social parenthood in Cameroon. The traditional concept of secrecy in reproductive failure, especially in the case of male infertility, is outlined. Some of the social alternatives, such as natural i…
Anthropological Perspectives on Sexual Behaviour in Africa
This article reviews anthropological literature on sex and sexuality in Africa with an emphasis on how social scripts influence patterns of sex behavior. The introduction notes that complex reasons have led to a paucity of such information and that traditional as well as modern societies have experienced changes in the social attitudes that shape sex behavior. The main discussion opens with a look at attempts to develop theoretical models of sex …
Artificial donor insemination in Yaounde
Artificial donor insemination in Yaounde
Anthropological Perspectives on Sexual Behaviour in Africa
This article reviews anthropological literature on sex and sexuality in Africa with an emphasis on how social scripts influence patterns of sex behavior. The introduction notes that complex reasons have led to a paucity of such information and that traditional as well as modern societies have experienced changes in the social attitudes that shape sex behavior. The main discussion opens with a look at attempts to develop theoretical models of sex …
Artificial donor insemination in Yaounde
Anthropological Perspectives on Sexual Behaviour in Africa
This article reviews anthropological literature on sex and sexuality in Africa with an emphasis on how social scripts influence patterns of sex behavior. The introduction notes that complex reasons have led to a paucity of such information and that traditional as well as modern societies have experienced changes in the social attitudes that shape sex behavior. The main discussion opens with a look at attempts to develop theoretical models of sex …
Secrecy Still the Best Policy
In their recent PLS article, Ken R. Daniels and Karyn Taylor (1993) advocate policies of openness in regard to donor insemination (DI). In this commentary, I examine openness within the social context of fertility, infertility, human reproduction, and social parenthood in Cameroon. The traditional concept of secrecy in reproductive failure, especially in the case of male infertility, is outlined. Some of the social alternatives, such as natural i…
Reflections on the Challenges of Anthropology in Contemporary Times and Future Prospects
Anthropology as an academic discipline was introduced in 1993 in the Faculty of Letters and Social Science under the Department of Sociology. It was immediately recognised as a salient component of academic training for students of other departments. The range of Departments that sought anthropology as a core course for its students included Departments of Philosophy-Psychology, Communication and African Studies. This department changed its name …
Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Artificial insemination (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Ecology (2 works)