In Nigeria women will leave their homes to marry. Inheritance is through the male lines so women rarely own land. Women are not involved in government and do not have social or economic equality in Nigeria.
In Nigeria woman are expected to birth children and then placed in the care of the mother, in the women's compound. If the child is a boy he lives in the woman compound until he is old enough to help his father in the fields and then moves to the men compound. It is normal for husbands and wives to live separately and most are financially separated as well. Women are also expected to weave cotton, make blankets, and prepare food.
Polygamy is normal in traditional Hausa society but due to the spread of Christianity it is becoming more monogamous. If a man does have more than one wife the first wife has greater status. When a man dies his property as well as his wife go to his next brother; sometimes the brother will take her and make her his wife.
It is common for there to be "divorce." Many woman will leave their husbands and marry new men. Many woman go through three or four marriages in their lives. Marriage to Nigerians is more an economic partnership than a social partnership.
Woman birth and raise children, as well as complete domestic tasks. Men can be a part of government, own land, and work in the fields. These type of roles are traditional and are still a big part of the Nigerian culture today.
Reference: Levy, P. (1993). Cultures of the world nigeria. New York: Times Edition Pte Ltd
In Nigeria woman are expected to birth children and then placed in the care of the mother, in the women's compound. If the child is a boy he lives in the woman compound until he is old enough to help his father in the fields and then moves to the men compound. It is normal for husbands and wives to live separately and most are financially separated as well. Women are also expected to weave cotton, make blankets, and prepare food.
Polygamy is normal in traditional Hausa society but due to the spread of Christianity it is becoming more monogamous. If a man does have more than one wife the first wife has greater status. When a man dies his property as well as his wife go to his next brother; sometimes the brother will take her and make her his wife.
It is common for there to be "divorce." Many woman will leave their husbands and marry new men. Many woman go through three or four marriages in their lives. Marriage to Nigerians is more an economic partnership than a social partnership.
Woman birth and raise children, as well as complete domestic tasks. Men can be a part of government, own land, and work in the fields. These type of roles are traditional and are still a big part of the Nigerian culture today.
Reference: Levy, P. (1993). Cultures of the world nigeria. New York: Times Edition Pte Ltd