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Women, Sexuality and the Changing Social Order: The Impact of Government Policies on Reproductive Behavior in Kenya book cover

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Women, Sexuality and the Changing Social Order The Impact of Government Policies on Reproductive Behavior in Kenya

By Beth Maina Ahlberg Copyright 1991
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge
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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, especially the Kikuyu people. Importation of techniques for social and behavioural regulation from the developed nations, the social restructuring that followed the colonial intervention, the Mau Mau uprisings and current... Read more

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

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Beth Maina Ahlberg

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