Beth Maina Ahlberg

Women, Sexuality and the Changing Social Order

The Impact of Government Policies on Reproductive Behavior in Kenya

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book, first published in 1991, examines the effect of government policies and social restrictions on the reproductive behaviour and family life of the women of Kenya. Women mobilised into a movement comprised of small local womenâ s groups that attempt to educate and influence both its members and government policy.

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Produktdetails

• Routledge Revivals
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 444g
• ISBN-13: 9781032274546
• ISBN-10: 1032274549
• Artikelnr.: 68715316

Autorenporträt

Beth Maina Ahlberg

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. The Setting of the Study and Problem Formulation 1. Introduction 2.
The Study Area and Methods of the Study 3. The Conceptual Framework of the
Study Part 2. The Restructuring of Kikuyu Social Organization 4.
Pre-Colonial Kikuyu Social Organization 5. The Situation during the
Colonial Period 6. The Post-Colonial Women's Collective Activities Part 3.
Patterns and Dynamics of Contemporary Women's Groups 7. The Interaction
Patterns of Women's Groups 8. The Internal Structure and Characteristics of
Contemporary Women's Groups 9. The Activities of Women's Groups 10. Summary
and Conclusions: Women's Groups in Transition Part 4. Policy and Programme
Implications for Africa 11. Regulation of Sex and Reproduction: The Case of
Family Planning 12. AIDS in Africa: Prevention and Control Programmes