Labour Migration and its Relationship to Socio-Cultural Change in Mossi Society
- 1 October 1960
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Africa
- Vol. 30 (4) , 375-401
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1157599
Abstract
Opening Paragraph: Labour migration is an outstanding feature in most contemporary African societies. It not only touches on nearly all aspects of the lives of the peoples involved, but is often the cause as well as the result of important social and cultural changes. It therefore holds a special interest for students of such changes. Here they can observe the movements of vast numbers of people, and the concomitant problems which arise with the exposure of these people to new social, political, and economic conditions. Furthermore, working with data from migrants and their home and host communities, social scientists are able to test many theoretical assumptions which are held about the nature of socio-cultural change.Keywords
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