Give the characteristics of a family in African traditional societies

      

Give the characteristics of a family in African traditional societies

  

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The family was the basic unit of the society
The family was extended
The family included departed relatives and the unborn.
The family believed in sharing and depending on each other.
The father was the head of the family.

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Explain the features of traditional African family.

? Procreation
? Polygamy
? Women were subordinate to their husbands
? Divorce was rare
? Relationships between in-laws were maintained well.
? Marriage promoted one’s status.
? Marriage was a covenant relationship and was not to be broken unless there were extreme problems.
Faimus answered the question on December 17, 2017 at 12:48


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