The anthropology of Africa : challenges for the 21st century / / edited by Paul Nchoji Nkwi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464212903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bamenda, Cameroon : , : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 9956-792-92-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (656 p.)
• Disciplina: 301.096
• Soggetti: Anthropology - Africa - History; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents / Table des Matières; Introduction. The Anthropology of Africa: Challenges for the 21st Century; Part I - Teaching Anthropology In the Decades ahead; 1. From Gateway to Gatekeeper: Anthropology: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; Abstract; Introduction; Anthropology as Foreign Agent; Between Universalism and Independence; Anthropology Today; Teaching and Learning Anthropology; Conclusion; References; 2. Anthropology at the University of Yaoundé: A Historical Overview: 1962-1999; Introduction; What is Anthropology?; The Creation and the Evolution of the University of YaoundéThe Status of Anthropology before the 1993 Reform; Profile of Staff of the Department of Sociology; The Teaching of Anthropology and 1993 University Reforms; Graduates in anthropology and the University of Yaoundé 1; Conclusion: Which Way Forward?; References; Part II - Health Challenges: HIV/AIDS Anthropological Perspectives; 3. From Research to Intervention: The Input of Anthropology in Sexual Health and AIDS Prevention Program for Ethiopian Immigrant Adolescents in Israel; Introduction; Sexual Health and AIDS Prevention; Sexual Health EducationAids Prevention; Conclusion; References; 4. Genderisation of illnesses in Yoruba culture: implications for theory and method in Medical Anthropology; Abstract; Introduction; The Yoruba People; Method of Study; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; ; 5. Whither the institution of widow inheritance in the era of HIV/AIDS? Tradition versus health; Abstract; Introduction: HIV/AIDS among the study population; The Luo family system provides fertile ground for inheriting widows; How widow inheritance could be a potential risk factor for HIV?; Conceptual scenario in widow inheritance and HIV transmissionMethods; Data Collection; Results and Discussion; Whither the institution of inheritance?; Conclusion; References; 6. A Folk Model of Malaria Causation among the Abagusii of South-western Kenya: Implications for Malaria Treatment; Abstract; Introduction; Data and Methods; Findings and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 7. The social and cultural aspects of health care delivery: a case study of clients' perspectives on indigenous medicines in Yaoundé; Abstract; Methodology Of Study; Vendors' and client's socio-demographic profileKnowledge of indigenous drugs; Cultural representations; Client's representation and motivations; Economic factors; The categorisation of diseases; Psychological factors and the impact of socialization; Socio-cultural considerations; The nutritional dimension of traditional medicine; The negative side effects of modern medicine; The influence of social tensions; Case Study; The Implications For Health Care Delivery In Africa; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; Part III - NGOs: Use and Misuse of Anthropology; 8. Focus on the World Bank Safeguard Policies and the Chad-Cameroon Oil and Pipeline Projects