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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464218703321

Autore

Marris Peter

Titolo

Family and social change in an African city : a study of rehousing in Lagos / / Peter Marris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-136-53157-2

1-136-53164-5

1-315-01733-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. Africa ; ; XVI

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography

Disciplina

307.3/36416/096691

Soggetti

Housing - Nigeria - Lagos

Housing

Families

Social change

Electronic books.

Lagos (Nigeria) Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1961.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Lagos; 2 The Grouping of Family Relationships; 3 The Conduct of Family Affairs; 4 Marriage; 5 Children; 6 The Economy of Central Lagos; 7 The Slum Clearance Scheme; 8 The Rehousing Estate; 9 Rehousing as Social Policy; 10 Family Life and Social Change; Appendix; I Statistical Summary; (i) General Characteristics of the Samples; (ii) Family Relationships; (iii) Marriage; (iv) Children; (v) Occupation, Income and Expenditure; II Notes on the Methods of the Enquiry; III List of References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.