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Cultural source materials for population planning in East Africa

Author

Molnos, Angela, 1923-

Title

Cultural source materials for population planning in East Africa / Angela Molnos.

Format

Book

Published

Nairobi : East African Publishing House, 1972-1973.

Description

4 v. ; 25 cm.

Series

Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi

Notes

Contains information relating to several specific ethnic/tribal groups in addition to East African states, including the Chaga, Kikuyu, Meru, Egoji, Mbeere, Kamba, Gusii, Maragoli, Baganda, Nkole, Nyoro, Kiga, Sukuma, Nyakyusa, Giriama, Lugbara, Lango, Luo, So, Jie, Turkana, Iteso, Maasai, Nandi, Tuken, Somali. Includes bibliographical references. Paperbound.

Contents

• v. 1 Review of socio-cultural research, 1952-1972
• v. 2 Innovations and communication
• v. 3 Beliefs and practices
• v. 4 Bibliography.

Partial contents

• v.1: Review of socio-cultural research, 1952-1972
• Social science research relevant to fertility and its limitation in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda
• A survey among social anthropologists 1970-1972
• Questionnaire

• v.2: Innovations and communication
• Communicating population planning and family planning as innovations
• Innovations and communication among 28 ethnic groups with special reference to family planning

• v.3: Beliefs and practices
• Social and environmental limits to "many children"
• The desire for numerous offspring
• Social restraints on childbearing
• Deliberate means of preventing conception
• Beliefs and practices among 28 ethnic groups with special reference to sexual life, marriage, pregnancy, child rearing and the value of children
• Bantu peoples
• Non-Bantu peoples

Summary

From back cover: "this series in four volumes is primarilyt intended as a practical aid for all those who are tackling the population problem in East Africa. It should assist policy-makers, administrators of family planning programmes, educators, organizers of mass education compaigns and research workers. The material presented should be useful for re-thinking approaches in family planning programming, communication, training-curricula and as a source for writing manuals to train field-workers. The core of the material has been collected through a social anthropological survey."

Kinsey subjects

Fertility control research--East Africa. Fertility control research--Africa. Sex behavior research--East Africa. Sex behavior research--Africa.

Subject headings

East Africa.