Attitudes of Senegalese Secondary School Students towards Traditional African Way of Life and Western Way of Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13660924 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Walter D'Hondt (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université de Dakar, corresponding author), Michel Vandewiele (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Université de Dakar) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 235-242 |
| Publication date | 1980-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1980.47.1.235 |
| OpenAlex | W2014790764 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 5 |
With the help of an open-ended questionnaire addressed to some 882 Senegalese collegians, we inquired about the opinions of school-going adolescents upon traditional and Western ways of life, including two major problems, polygamy and the bride-price. Nearly half of the Senegalese adolescents (45%) wish to preserve, before everything else, certain traditional virtues such as solidarity, sharing with others, hospitality, respect paid to parents and elders, politeness, honour. Half of the students wanted to get rid of traditional marriage (imposed marriages, bride-price, polygamous marriage, need for maidenhood, prestige ceremonies). One-third of students praised the Europeans' discretion, freedom of mind, know-how, hardworking qualities, modesty. Marriages in the European fashion seemed to appeal to them (11%), but they most envied the better educational opportunities European children had (26%). What they did not like most was the Europeans' racism (26%), then their individualism (21%). The majority of our subjects were against polygamy (79%) and the bride-price (60%)
Affection · Appeal · Honour · Individualism · Politeness · Political science · Prestige · Sociology · Solidarity · Gender Studies · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Psychology · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2002 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |