Remise en cause, reconfiguration ou recomposition ?

Dimé, Mamadou Ndongo

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“…Instead, results confirm the continued central place of elders in African social organization and the persistent adherence of youth to traditional norms regarding obligations and respect toward their parents (Dimé, 2007;Roth, 2010). Importantly, by having their parents be financially involved in the payment of the bridewealth or relying heavily on female elders for advice and help in matters of childbearing and childcare, not only do youth «show respect for the elders» but, as Meekers underlines (1995, p. 175), they also «maintain their social and economic ties with the lineage».…”

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Generational control over young urban couples in West Africa : Involvement of elders in union formation and infant care in Ouagadougou

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2016

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RésuméLes transformations importantes qu'a connues le processus de constitution de la famille dans les villes africaines au cours des dernières décennies se sont accompagnées de bouleversements tout aussi marquants dans les relations intergénération-nelles. Les statistiques sur le sujet demeurent pourtant rares. En mobilisant les données d'une enquête réalisée en 2010 à Ouagadougou, la capitale du Burkina Faso, l'étude explore l'implication des parents dans la sélection des conjoints, le mariage et l'entrée en maternité des jeunes adultes. Malgré une liberté manifeste des jeunes dans le choix de leurs partenaires, le mariage demeure une «affaire de famille» à Ouagadougou et les parents sont encore très impliqués dans le paiement de la dot. Le rôle des «vieilles», et notamment celui de la belle-mère, dans la transmission du savoir maternel et dans l'assistance des jeunes mères après la naissance demeure également central, et ce, peu importe le profil socio-économique et culturel des jeunes femmes. Mots-clésAfrique, Burkina Faso, mariage, première naissance, contrôle intergénérationnel, choix du conjoint, savoirs maternels, individualisation hybride. AbstractThe major transformations observed over the last decades in the process of family formation in African cities seem to have been accompanied by equally important changes in intergenerational relationships. Statistics on the topic are rare, however. Using unique survey data collected among young adults in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso in 2010, the study assesses the extent of the involvement of parents in the partner selection, marriage and transition to motherhood of their adult children. Despite clear indication of freedom of partner choice among youth, the study suggests that marriage in Ouagadougou remains a «family business» and 1.Sociology Department, Université de Montréal.Generational control over young urban couples in West Africa: Involvement of elders in union formation and infant care in Ouagadougou 58 parents are still actively involved in bridewealth payment in the majority of marriages. Female elders, especially «mothers-in-law», also remain central in the transmission of maternity knowledge and assistance of young mothers after birth, regardless of young women's socioeconomic and cultural profiles.

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Generational control over young urban couples in West Africa : Involvement of elders in union formation and infant care in Ouagadougou

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The role of family networks and social capital on women's fertility intentions in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Bougma

Rossier

2021

J. Dem. Econ.

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Family solidarities remain strong in African societies. In Ouagadougou, transfers within extended family networks provide an omnipresent means for coping with life's difficulties, and the desired number of children remains relatively high. The role of family networks in maintaining high fertility is rarely studied however for lack of data in conventional demographic surveys. This study uses original retrospective data and logistic regression methods to explore the role of the extended family's social capital in shaping women's desire for children in Ouagadougou. Results show that women belong to three types of family networks: (1) women who belong to large family networks on both her own and her husband's side and who maintain a moderate number of close relations with their own relatives; (2) women who also belong to large family networks on both their and their husband's sides but who maintain a greater number of close relations with their own blood relatives; (3) unmarried women with relatives only on their side and numerous close relations with their family. Support for children's schooling comes more often from women's relatives in networks type 2 and 3, and from husbands' relatives in network type 1. Support for children's schooling increases with the level of economic resources in family networks (proxied by the presence of a public employee), in all network types. Women in type 2 networks (centered on women's relatives) are more likely to want additional children compared to women in type 1 networks (centered on their husband's relatives), after controlling for economic resources in networks. This result suggests that practical support provided by family members could play a role, on top of economic support, in encouraging high fertility in Ouagadougou.

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Participatory guarantee systems in Senegal: shifting labour dynamics in agroecology

Marfurt,

Haller,

Bottazzi

2023

The Journal of Peasant Studies

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Remise en cause, reconfiguration ou recomposition ?

Cited by 12 publications

References 8 publications

Generational control over young urban couples in West Africa : Involvement of elders in union formation and infant care in Ouagadougou

Generational control over young urban couples in West Africa : Involvement of elders in union formation and infant care in Ouagadougou

The role of family networks and social capital on women's fertility intentions in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Participatory guarantee systems in Senegal: shifting labour dynamics in agroecology

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