Contrasting socialization of Igbo and Hausa women and political efficacy

The early childhood socialization of women in two very different Nigerian societies, the Igbo and the Hausa, is discussed to illustrate that first impressions may not always be accurate in seeking to understand the nature of women's subordination to men in nonwestern cultures, and consequently the nature of likely challenges to it. This discussion adds case material to the separate place/separate pwer hypothesis in suggesting that secluded Muslim Hausa women may have greater potential for political efficacy than more overtly aggressive, assertive, and largely Christian Igbo women because the near total separation of Hausa women from men allows them to perceive their interests as distinct more clearly

American political science · Hausa · Igbo · Linguistics · Political science · Political socialization · Politics · Socialization · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Education and Schools · Social Psychology

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  Open Access•David Rain•GeoJournal•1997

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