Will you marry me? marriage customs in Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, and Senegal /
Even today, the majority of African women in both city and country still aspire to get a good husband and have many children. This program sheds light on the pros and cons of marriage customs in sub-Saharan Africa as it relates the story of an Ethiopian woman who fled her home in Harar as a teen to...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Octapixx Worldwide (Firm) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Multiple |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2008], c2004.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Series: |
Call of Africa.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Arranged Marriage in Africa (4:58)
- Harar: Ancient City of Tradition (4:47)
- Traditional Arranged Marriages (4:48)
- Marriage Traditions in Mali (3:13)
- Male and Female Roles in Mali (3:58)
- Advantages of Polygamy (4:57)
- Large Families, Expenses, and Labor (2:10)
- Bride-To-Be Chooses Husband (3:21)
- African Beauty Contest/African Tradition of Values (4:30)
- Senegalese Women's Social and Financial Gatherings (1:58)
- Changing Gender Roles in Africa (3:41)
- Beauty Pageant Participants (4:56)