There was fair distribution of wealth to even those who did not have. 1. 10. The moral values learnt include:- -Obedience/loyalty. x. Indeed this sense of kinship binds together the entire life of the "tribe . Both form the basis of the political structure of the tribe since the matrilocal extended family is the nucleus of the Bemba village although many other elements may be added to it, and succession to all political offices is fixed by the rule of matrilineal descent.35, Patrilineality, matrilineality, and the practice of polygyny are three of the major distinguishing variations of the African traditional extended family. Grandparents are charged with the duty of counseling. Importance of marriage - Marriage is for the continuity of the society and is an institution that is ordained by God. DEATH RITES When a person dies, members of the family gather at the home of the deceased and leave their everyday commitments for a while. 7. Goode, William J. PRIESTS/PROPHETS OR SEERS - These are other religious specialists who play a special role as intermediaries between God and human beings. White, C.M.N., Tradition and Change in Luvale Marriage, The Rhodes-Livingstone Papers, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1962, 1969. vii. - In some communities, marriage is not recognized without children. in women. In some communities girls are given to kings or chiefs as gifts. 7. The traditional healers are still important today especially to those who had let down by medicine prescribed by doctors. - Rainmakers observe the behavior of insects, birds and animals to predict the nature of rain. The community disciplined those who showed traits of greed over ownership of property. Africa's traditional religion is based on the Ubuntu philosophy, which is a Zulu word for human-ness, and was developed over many centuries in traditional African culture. Indeed, such authors as Chondoka have recently found little accuracy or justification in calling this custom purchasing or buying of a wife. The blood the binds the initiates and ancestors. Wedding ceremony - After the negotiation the wedding ceremonies are arranged. A woman inherits her maternal grandmother or sisters. 4. b) Explain the purpose of bride wealth in the traditional African community. The man who is the heir to the widow has the additional family responsibility of adopting the widows family. They act as judges in certain circumstances. A mans legal entitlements and rights of inheritance are on his mothers side. In the African understanding, it is believed that there is no natural death. Primary kinship refers to direct relations. 2. Dressing The dress code differed from one community to another in the traditional African setup. How the of rites passage inculcate moral values In the traditional African communities, people learn the moral values through every days activities and through education provided. It can determine a person's political identity and the way money and property are transferred. - In some communities e.g. - They preside over important occasions such as initiation, planting and marriage. - In most African communities a widow was inherited by the husbands close relatives. Their roles include the following:- i. vii. - People do not have a lot of attachment to land, as there are other means of survival. - Hardworking. 4. They affect all aspects of Africa, including care, marriages, and social status, since kinship controls people's relationships, moral values, and attitudes. In addition, the women who have got gainful jobs seek more freedom in many aspects. This chapter only focussed on the matrilineal and polygynous patrilineal African traditional family patterns because they seem representative of the broad patterns that exists on the continent. Kinship ties are strong bonds that exist among community members. It is the kinship ties which determine a person's rights, responsibilities and behaviour. The degree of relatedness of carer to the child, socio-economic status of fostering households, gender and age were identified as factors contributing to the well-being of children in kinship care. - Some widows and children are not accepted or welcomed in their new homes. - The hair of the mother and the child is shaved. vi. Some of them are (i) Rites of passage (2) Good morals (3) Participation in communal activities such as ceremonies, work, leisure activities and worship (4) Sharing of property and ideas (5) Division of labour. There are basically eight primary kinswife father son, father daughter mother son, wife; father son, father daughter, mother son, mother daughter; brother sister; and younger brother/sister older brother/sister. Importance of Kinship - Kinship system defines how members relate to one another i.e. 6. Many communities made clothes from animal skins, bark of trees, sisal and leaves. - The girls would take back the sheet with a lot of ululation and rejoicing and one girl would remain behind to study the character of the man. 4. among the Kisii, a person born crossing the river could be called Kwamboka. 7. Some people also consult them before making important decisions e.g. That is to say a man goes to live in his wifes village, at any rate for the first years of his married life.22 This is also true of marriage among other Zambian tribes like the Bisa, Lala, Lamba, Chewa, Kaonde, and many others. c. The corpse is washed using water. 3. As Eaton et al (2003) found in South Africa, for young people struggling for daily survival, protection from possible future illness may be a lower priority than meeting immediate economic needs. Importance of kinship ties to TAS Dowry seals marriage, before dowry is paid marriage is considered as incomplete. 2. Dec. 31, 2007. iii. Therefore, they try to restrict the kinship ties. 3. - Some people acquire wealth through dishonest means e.g. A person's position in the kinship system establishes their relationship to others and to the universe, prescribing their responsibilities towards other people, the land and natural resources. People learn to be thankful to God, parents, relatives and one another AFRICAN UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY AND KINSHIP African community is used to refer to a group of people occupying a particular geographical area, share common interest and practices a sense of togetherness. One could also die due to breaking a taboo in such instances elders would identify the offender and perform an act of cleansing. There are also accidental deaths e.g. the pain the initiates underwent. But typically news, information, and gossip flow readily through the network, with some individuals acting as "kin . 3. The traditional African family is a very broad concept which has challenging variations across the continent. Overall, there are two forms of social groups that from the basis of Bemba marriage and traditional family. People who have gone to school see the aged as old fashioned (generation gap) 6. People nowadays migrate and buy lands in far places. The kin group is also a source of emotional and spiritual belonging. Kinship connections are in turn based on two categories of bonds: those created by marriage and those that result from descent , which is socially recognized links between ancestors and descendants. 5. - There is individual ownership of property. These Anglo-Saxon or Eurocentric descriptions do not help in the fair and accurate perception of the traditional African family. 8. 2. Many people spend their leisure time watching videos, Television and films, Certain leisure activities such as soccer have been turned into well-paying professions. - Religious organizations assist widows to start income generating projects. Factors contributing to harmony and Mutual Responsibility in African Traditional Societies In traditional African Society, every individual is related to all. Rethinking the Family: Some Feminist Questions, New York: Longman, 1982. This article looks at the societies and cultures of sub-Saharan Africa in pre-modern history. - Thankfulness. Fourth, special observations related to pregnancy, childbirth, naming of the child, and testing the childs legitimacy as clan member.14, The existence of patriarchy and the patrilineal system among the Baganda might suggest that individual men have the most dominant social status. Asante, Molefi Kete., Afrocentricity; The Theory of Social Change, Buffalo: Amulefi Publishing Company, 1980. In the western culture, marriage results in permanent bonds between the couple, with centrally assigned sexual rights among the couple and parenthood responsibility. 1. f. The grave is dug in a special place e.g. They do not have good food or accommodation. At times girls could be given to repay debts. RAIN MAKERS - Rain in traditional Africa is understood to come directly from God. - Land can now be sold or auctioned. 6 It separates one from the loved ones. - They could also observe the weather conduction and interpret the movement of clouds and wind. 9. Circumcision is carried out at times in hospitals for health reasons. vi. Members of a community could also come together when defending the community against outside invaders. However, the role of these traditional religious leaders has been greatly affected by influence of Christianity, western culture and formal education. It is feared and marked with a lot of sorrow. There is no bride price in our society. Polygyny though set the tone and often determined the strength of the society and pattern of social organization of the traditional African family. 3. The effective boundaries of the network vary for different people, over time and for different contents. 2. Young people are trained to have respect for others and self-respect. If the child laughs, then the last mentioned name is given to him or her, .and the soul of the ancestors is considered to have entered its body.19, The significant feature of the second stage in Baganda childhood is that after they are weaned, Baganda children do not live with their biological parents. Good, Changing Family Patterns: Sub-Saharan Africa, in World Revolution and Family Patterns. The new hair that grows shows the beginning of new life. Dr. Mwizenge S. Tembo 9 J.A. Those who had not been initiated were not allowed to own property. 5. 1. Permissiveness in the society has eroded . drought, famine etc. Rules and Regulations: People in the community are governed by rules and regulations, which are strictly followed. Young initiates are trained to be responsible husbands and wives in future. Professor of Sociology, Bridgewater College. In some communities as soon as a woman realizes she is expecting, she and the husband completely stops having sexual intercourse until after birth. Elders iv. Download to read offline. It is also a way of showing respect to God for the gift of the children. These institutions are a cultural universal i.e. OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY AND WEALTH In the traditional African community anything that was owned is referred to as part of property or wealth. By 1935, for example, anthropologists like Mair and Richards and no doubt many others were already noticing change in marriage and family patterns.36. Children are attached to and cared for by many adults, including grandparents, aunties, uncles and older siblings [29064] [28917]. 6. 5. 2. A Modern Introduction to The Family, Glencoe: The Free Press, 1960. - It is through marriage that children are born to the community. - It also shows that the woman is fully integrated to the husbands family - There are certain rules and regulations she is expected to observe. v. They are taught secrets of the society. Types of Kinship. The youth are believed to be free with them. African spirituality is truly holistic. 29 Audrey I. Richards, Bemba Marriage and Present Economic Conditions, The Rhodes-Livingstone Papers, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1969) p.30. The subject of traditional family patterns in Africa is so broad that it cannot be adequately addressed in one chapter. For example, all weapons and iron implements are removed from the house of an expectant mother. The belief in Christianity has also affected traditional beliefs in death to believe that death is a gateway to heaven and there is resurrection of the body. 16. These changes have been brought about by:- i. 8. What was the structure of the polygynous family? society irrespective of their origins, background, class, ethnicity, race, gender and other markers of identity. Their relevance today Some people still consult prophets on seers some couples may consult in case of barrenness. Culture and values are adaptive .. 28-39. Kinship is the relationship, including social relationship, that exists between two or more individuals, and kinship has a major influence on political, and economic systems in many different regions from around the world. 3. To give the mother instructions on how to take care of the child. Girls at an early age are taught a wide range of household and agricultural duties including cooking, cultivation and tending children. Kinship is reckoned through blood and betrothal (engagement and marriage). Elders act as role models to the youth i.e. Many children 2. - The introduction of money economy has reduced the value of land. vi. 6. viii. Second, an identifying drum beat used at ceremonies. to find out if they are related. Diviners and mediums iii. 4) Some people who falsely claim to be diviners today simply exploit the ignorance of the people. They are important because they have a lot of experience. 6. The houses of grandparents form their sleeping places. Boys and girls are not allowed to mix freely unless under supervision. It is believed that after death one continues to live in the spirit world and therefore the dead relatives are to be given descent burial so that they cannot harm the living. Some names are given in the remembrance of the departed relatives. 5. It has been widely documented, particularly in Western cultural settings, that women prefer to compete less than men. Clyde., The Yao Village: a Study in the Social Structure of a Malawian Tribe. The cultural and physical diversity added with the dramatic social changes of the last three decades on the continent makes the family pattern situation so variegated as to defy any sweeping generalizations. They at times suffer from loneliness and psychological problems How the aged are taken care of today 1. LAND In the traditional African society, people had a lot of attachment to land. it governs behavior towards each other - Kinship binds together the entire life of a community, the departed and those yet to be born. Edited by Arthur Phillips, (London: Oxford University Press, 1953), 24 Audrey I. Richards, Bemba Marriage and Present Economic Conditions, The Rhodes-Livingstone Papers, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1969). This may be due to urbanization and economic constraints. 8. It cements the relationship between the two families through the exchange of gifts. Bantu migrations also helped to spread agriculture and herding to all parts of Africa. - Children made marriage complete. While the basic functions of the family remain the same all over the world, traditional African families have undergone significant transformations attributed to an interplay of factors, including Christianity, industrialization, educational expansion, population growth, monetization of the economy, migration, civilization, and now globalization. Although polygamy is the act of an individual being married to more than one spouse at the same time, the more commonly practiced in Africa is polygyny .the legal marriage of one man to two or more women concurrently is permitted.4 This author argues that because of its perversity, the presence and absence of polygyny was a significant determinant and indicator of the nature of virtually every African social group; whether tribe, clan, or extended family, whether matrilineality or patrilineality was practiced, bride price existed, and how children were raised. Elizabeth Colson, Marriage and the Family among the Plateau Tonga of Northern Rhodesia. Sometimes people mistake that they are witch doctors especially Christians. - Wealth is no longer determined in terms of the number of wives or children. However the mode of dressing has seriously changed due to western influence. d. If it is a man, the wife is supposed to stay around the corpse among them show clearly she would miss the husband. Western culture and education has really affected marriage. Polygyny was widely practiced in Africa and it often formed the backbone of the traditional African family patterns. But they are terminologically differentiated from parallel cousins and from sisters. - A white bed sheet is spread this is to collect blood during the breaking of virginity. According to Mair, .the polygynous joint family, consisting of a man, his wives, and their children, is the ideal for most Africans.5 Studies conducted from the 1930s to 1950s indicate that polygyny was common virtually in all regions of Africa.6, In spite of the perversity of polygyny, there was evidence that it was on the decline. During this period, the couples are given special instructions that prepare them for marriage life. ELDERS They are people who are elderly in society. - After the cutting of the skin, the initiates are put in special huts for a period of time. These primary ties, as we may call them,4 are biologically the same in all societies,5 though, functionally, they may differ from culture to culture.6 But kinship ties do not rest within the reproductive family. The following day, the naming ceremony takes place. 6 Ibid., p.10 Note also that special attention should be paid to the distinction between polygyny being practiced widely among people of Africa and it being the dominant form of traditional family pattern. Urbanization: Those who move away from home to towns in search of Jobs are drawn from their ancestral homes. During seclusion there is sex education, which is meant for girls and boys for marriage. By combining the patrilocal rule of residence with consanguinal descent, the Baganda have built a formidable system of clans.13, Among the Baganda, the clan has remained the most important kinship entity. In the U.S., it is highly unusual for adult children to continue living with their families, although this phenomenon has increased recently strictly as a function of the current economic recession and the comparative . Those who abuse sex are heavily punished. This helps to control peoples behaviors. Main factors which affect social change can be discussed a follows: 1. Measures that are taken to make sure virginity is preserved i).Virginity is highly valued and a girl is meant to preserve her virginity until marriage. 4. attack by wild animals. Christianity: Christianity has weakened African Kinship ties by introducing new ties by the Christian family. Actual birth - During birth there are certain rituals that are performed to introduce the chills to the immediate and extended members of the family. By Timothy T. Schwartz, PhD. Importance of courtship 1. This means that they are looking for death to kill it. (Eds.) - Generosity. A mock wrestling sometimes would be organized between the boy and the girl. 3. viii. However, both the organization of the family unit, marriage, decent systems and the structure of kinship relations vary from society to society and through time (Ingiabuna et al. The African notion of "family," by contrast, typically refers to the extended family system. This has been due to western culture, industrialization, urbanization Christianity, limited time and economic constraints. They may receive messages from the spirits and ancestors. Urbanization: Those who move away from home to towns in search of Jobs are drawn from their ancestral homes. 6. 2. Opiyo and Odongo among the Luo. Second, the continued Eurocentric descriptions and characterization of the African traditional family as some what depraved lead to the use of such terms as bride price, avoidance social taboos, segregated relationships, lack of love and tenderness in African marriages and families. among the Luos a person who comes out with the placenta would be called Obiero or Awino. (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1969) p.30. Furthermore, the woman will bear children and thus enrich her husband and the wider circle of relatives from both sides. ii. 2. - Virginity is highly valued and girls who are not found virgin are ridiculed. - Marriage raised the status of the couples once somebody was married he was given a lot of respect. -The spirit of sharing. iii. Western Culture: Has provided the spirit of individualization. For example, sickness in the indigenous African worldview is not only an imbalance of the body, but also an imbalance in one's social life, which can be linked to a breakdown in one's kinship and family relations or even to one's relationship with one's ancestors. - Kinship system provides the peaceful ways of settling disputes in a community as all are treated as brothers and sisters. 2) Some students also consult them to succeed in exams and career. Others bury the dead with property with a belief that they would continue to use them in the next world. (1) According to the Dictionary of Anthropology, "Kinship system includes socially recognized relationships based on supposed as well as actual genealogical ties.". They are regarded as honest. - The wife or orphans sometimes get mistreated. What is significant about the various descriptions of the traditional African family is that they are from back in the period before the 1940s and in case of the Baganda from the late 1800s. In fact cases where the father-in-law has to issue orders are perhaps such a minority that it is ironical that they are used to characterize the whole social interaction. - Marriage brings completeness in a person. The gift replaces her reminding the family that she has left her people yet she is not dead. - The practices vary from one community to another. They could also give aid to increase productivity e.g. 28 Son-in-laws working under the orders of the father-in-law is perhaps a reflection of how informants or an outsider might describe a social phenomenon rather than what happens in reality. Third, certain distinguishing personal names. Economy e.g. Mbiri Ya Achewa, 195? He was a Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies of the University of Zambia from 1977 to 1990. 3. 8. - They give instructions to the younger generation on their roles and duties. society. I. Naming gives identity to a person before a child is given a name she or he is not considered as having full identity. These are many. Caution should be applied when sweeping generalizations are made which make the traditional African family is made to appear static, rigid, and lacking in vitality. Midwife could assist the mother in actual delivery to ensure the safety of the baby. To give the mother time to recover the lost energy. 4. Today many people do not believe in rainmakers. Severing the ties of kinship is among the body sins and it is among the major sins. In some communities if a woman is barren, she would bring another woman to bring children on her behalf. iv. That is, kinship is a network of relationships in which each tie is influenced by, and in turn influences, the others. Factors that have affected Kinship system 1. - In others the bridegroom and its party have to fight the brides party in order to get her. They live in one Geographical area. The size of the clan could differ from one to the other. A change in attitude towards joint family is evident among the urban educated persons. The common descriptions of the African traditional family in the literature is Eurocentric and biased. Family. This is sexual differentiation in socialization in which girls will become acceptable mothers and wives and boys husbands and fathers. It does not give warning. v. Others would also be killed for crimes such as murder. There are strict rules and taboos governing sex. iii. 11. 4. iv. Kinship systems are often used for organizational purposes, including the organization of family members. Introduction The primary objective of this paper is to define the African traditional religious system as the basis of understanding Christian spiritual warfare within an African context. Naming ceremonies also provide opportunity to teach the culture of the youth. Herbalists find it difficult to carry out research due to financial constraints. Human society is unique, he argues, in that we are "working with the same raw material as exists in the animal world, but [we] can conceptualize and categorize it to The introduction of formal education Formal education has weakened the role of parents and grandparents. The San society in general and the kinship system in particular are very different from contemporary American society. People like politicians and students consult medicine men to succeed in the careers. Wealth was seen in terms of: 1. Grandmothers teach girls their roles and grandfathers maintain law and order .Young unmarried men provide security in form of warriors while boys look after the animals. Having so many people in this household should not be confused with other types of large families like, ..the joint family, with its several married brothers and their families living together or the extended family, consisting of a group of married off spring living in one household under a patriarch or matriarch.11 The Baganda are also patrilocal. Modern education and western culture has affected dowry payment in that many educated attach little value to dowry payment. Land Ownership: It is no longer communal affair but a private affair. Boys will live with the brothers of their father and until marriage, girls live in the home of a married elder brother or with the brother of the father. Stern norms/ values which promote individualism. Although among the Baganda, the nuclear family of the mother, father, and their children constitutes the smallest unit of the Baganda kinship system, the traditional family consists of several nuclear units held in association by a common father.9 Because the Baganda people are patrilineal, the household family also includes other relatives of the father such as younger unmarried or widowed sisters, aged parents, and children of the fathers clan sent to be brought up by him. The naming of a child is therefore an important occasion, which is often marked with ceremonies. 2 Traditional foster care arrangements are referred to as non-kin foster care. Religion, in the African indigenous context, permeates all departments of life. - Rainmakers are special people who have the ability to make rain. Explaining these changes would require a different chapter. - Respect. CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN AFRICAN UNDERSTANDING Today many people talk of the way things were sometimes back many factors have affected the African culture. Department of Sociology 3. Barnes, Marriage in a Changing Society: a Study in Structural Change among the Fort Jameson Ngoni, The Rhodes-Livingstone Papers, (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1951, 1970). At childhood children are taught to obey parents and the elderly. Changes that have affected ownership of property and wealth - Women and children are allowed to own property. Researchers have examined the effects of matrilineal kinship systems for women's preferences, including preference for competition, altruism, risk, and political participation. Anthropologists have discovered that there are only six basic kin naming patterns or systems used by almost all of the thousands of cultures in the world. At times force could be applied to get a reluctant young girl marry the partner. 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