Greyness Is Aged, Bearded Is Adult: Yoruba Age and Seniority

I explore how Yoruba people ascertain who is junior, who is senior, and the mark of equality beyond obvious age, as well as the social function of these distinctions in everyday life. The social ranking of people as either senior, junior or mate is an invaluable principle of social organization amon...

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Published in:	Nordic journal of African studies Vol. 33; no. 4; p. 269
Main Author:	Agwuele, Augustine
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Uppsala Nordic Africa Research Network 01.01.2024
Subjects:	Attitudes Classification Enculturation Equality Ethnography Everyday life Information sources Interpersonal relations Life chances Lineage Psychology Seniority Social function Social organization Worldview Yoruba language Yoruba people
ISSN:	1235-4481, 1459-9465
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