Statutory Law, Patriarchy and Inheritance
Home ownership among Widows in Uganda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17699342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Florence Akiiki Asiimwe (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 124-142 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Sociological Review / Revue Africaine de Sociologie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1027-4332 • E-ISSN: 1027-4332 |
| Publisher | Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (PUBLISHER • SN) |
| DOI | 10.4314/asr.v13i1.57752 |
| OpenAlex | W2171621879 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper discusses the ways in which urban widows in Uganda are deprived of home ownership upon the death of their husbands. It is based on a qualitative research conducted in the middle-income areas of Kampala between 2004 and 2007. The results show that the institutional legal framework and the patriarchal customary practices and beliefs deprive widows of home ownership notwithstanding the gender sensitive Constitution. The study also shows that the special ways in which widows are able to inherit the matrimonial home upon the death of their husbands demonstrate the difficulty widows face to become home owners
Constitution · Patriarchy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Statutory law · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |