Author : Sara C. Mvududu
Publisher : Women and Law in Southern Africa Research and Education Trus
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Reconceptualizing the Family in a Changing Southern African Environment by : Sara C. Mvududu
Download or read book Reconceptualizing the Family in a Changing Southern African Environment written by Sara C. Mvududu and published by Women and Law in Southern Africa Research and Education Trus. This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This admirable, wide-ranging study grapples fearlessly with the mammoth topic of the Southern African family, and in particular, the positions and identities of women within the family, and their rights. Issues broached include: women's access to land and physical resources; human resources as a survival strategy; the intersection of family, law, rights and resources; methodological perspectives; and the family as site for social transformation. There is an explicit political and feminist agenda and urgent aim: to encourage the reader to rethink the family; to reconceptualise its meaning; and contribute to the debate that surrounds the next phase of societies in change. The narrative propels the reader along in the genuine anticipation that despite difficulties, new ground is breaking and new ideas emerging, which will interest firstly the Southern African woman, but equally, anyone interested in the topical and contentious issue of the family and its possibilities.