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**Friendships, Family Structures, and Gender Roles**

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Family structures-    -The extended family lives with or near everybody else.     -Living together is one giant family clan.    -Children are the focus.    -The entire family village raises the children.    -If the child is orphaned, they are still taken care of by everyone else the way they always were.   -Women are primarily responsible for raising the children.  <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">  -Marriage is not a two-people commitment--it's the joining of two extended families. <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">  -Elders of both families negotiate the terms of the wedding. <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">  -The groom's family pays the bride's family. <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">   -Elders supervise the marriage and are responsible for ensuring its well-being. <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">    -Polygamy is traditionally okay. <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">   -Often a man will have to consult with his first wife before receiving another. <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">  -Children begin working at a young age. <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">  -Women care for the home: cooking, cleaning, education, children, etc. <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">   -Elders are a major priority. <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">  -Women grow 80% of the food in Africa, but may not own the land they work. <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">  -More than two-thirds or Africa's illiterates are women. <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> -In Tanzania half of the school dropouts are girls aged 12-14 who must leave due to pregnancy. <span style="font-size: 105%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">

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