social response to economic scarcity
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Urban Anthropology
- Magazine Year
- 1988
- Magazine Number
- 1
- Creator
- Finan, Timothy J.
- Creator
- Henderson, Helen K.
- Shelfmark
- map: Kaapverdische eilanden 1988
- Thesaurus
- alleenstaande moeders, landbouw, gezinnen, economische zelfstandigheid, emigratie, religie, sociale problemen, Kaapverdië
- Description
- In this paper the focus is on a specific type of female-headed household found on the principal Cape Verdean island of Santiago. The single mother household is common and related to male emigration, but emigration itself isnot the 'cause' of single motherhood in any logical sense. Many farms are managed by women. Female-headed households arouse social stigma and strong religious sanction.