Inequality, Socio-cultural Differentiation and Social Structures in Africa Beyond Class

Inequality, Socio-cultural Differentiation and Social Structures in Africa Beyond Class / by Dieter Neubert.

This book contends that conventional class concepts are not able to adequately capture social inequality and socio-cultural differentiation in Africa. Earlier empirical findings concerning ethnicity, neo-traditional authorities, patron-client relations, lifestyles, gender, social networks, informal...

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Main Author: Neubert, Dieter (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Frontiers of Globalization
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Ethnology—Africa.
Culture.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: The Middle Class Debate and Its Limits
  • 2. Poverty and Inequality in Development Policy: Concepts of Poverty, Vulnerability and Livelihood
  • 3. Class and Capitalism in the Global South: A Perspective on Africa
  • 4. Elements of Socio-Cultural Positioning in Africa
  • 5. Patterns of Individual Social Positioning: Gender, Age and Disability
  • 6. Risks and Aspirations: Strategies for Coping with Uncertainty
  • 7. Extended Concepts of Social Positioning
  • 8. A New Framework for the Analysis of Social Structures in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 9. Conclusion.

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