Kinship and gendered economic conduct in matrilineal Offinso, Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2103569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jovia Salifu (0000-0001-8464-349X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 683-700 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9720 • E-ISSN: 1750-0184 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0001972020000273 |
| OpenAlex | W3047288615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 37 |
For many decades, anthropologists have debated the question of matriliny, with some expressing concerns about its prospects of survival in a modern economy of private property and greater economic differentiation. In continuing this debate, this article provides new and contemporary evidence of the continued relevance of matriliny as a kinship practice that shapes the daily conduct of women. Using ethnographic evidence from the Asante town of Offinso in Ghana, the article demonstrates the crucial role of matrilineal kinship through the economic experiences of two market women living with their respective husbands. The evidence shows that the persistence of economic values that encourage female enterprise, norms of kinship that privilege maternal relations over paternal ones and marriage conventions that allow spouses to maintain separate economic resources create a social and economic environment in which women actively assert their independence from husbands. Women's strong allegiance to their matrilineage is mirrored in their economic conduct, further accentuating the antithesis between conjugal and lineage bonds. Put together, these factors point to greater social and economic autonomy for Asante women
Allegiance · Autonomy · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic independence · Economics · Kinship · Political science · Politics · Privilege (computing · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |