Disharmonious spouses and harmonious siblings
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in African Studies
- Vol. 53 (1) , 115-135
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00020189408707791
Abstract
Ethnographic studies on Southern Africa have recorded intense levels of marital instability and domestic disorganisation. Yet little attention has been focused on new forms of households that have emerged in this context. With reference to case material on the town of Phuthaditjhaba in Qwaqwa, this paper suggests that co‐operative relations between siblings have become a central principle underlying household formation.Keywords
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