The talk goes outside: Argument, privacy and power in Mambila society towards a sociology of embedded praxis

In this paper the sociological implications of loud argument are considered, by taking a case study from the Mambila in Cameroon. Meetings of rotating credit societies are non-traditional forums where power and status are in dispute. These meetings contrast with both domestic arguments and with disp...

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Main Author: Zeitlyn, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2003