SOSC 2480 Midterm: Intro to African Studies midterm review

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 2480
• Professor: Paul Idahosa

Document Summary

Short answers: belief system and institutions, i. e. marriage and kinship, definition of marriage and kinship, two sources: economic autonomy- in order to have power this is needed. Examples the name of nigeria is the portuguese word for black also the major city lagos is named after the regions characteristics since it(cid:495)s swampy and lagoon like by its colonizers. Prior to colonization, impeaching of the europeans on the already established african nations. The nations were not credible because they were seen as ungoverned tribes: two sources, africa a brief introduction: africa before determinations others would place upon it; who makes choices, imposing their will onto losing society in war. No longer are africans seen as simply (cid:494)responding(cid:495) to the imposition of alien rule by either outright (cid:494)resistance(cid:495) or self-interested collaboration: wendi kunni: the hierarchal system that exists to solve disputes within the community. Naked women with their breasts out, lack of industrial and technological evolution.