Determinants of Women's Decision-Making Authority in Nigeria: The Ethnic Dimension

Using data from a 1991 survey of five ethnic groups in Nigeria, we look at the determinants of wife's decision-making authority. Our analysis shows that ethnicity plays a very important role in shaping wife's decision-making authority and is even more important than wife's individual-...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sociological forum (Randolph, N.J.) N.J.), 1999-09, Vol.14 (3), p.399-424
Hauptverfasser:	Kritz, Mary M., Makinwa-Adebusoye, Paulina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African Cultural Groups Authority Children Decision Making Demography Ethnic groups Ethnicity Family Power Female fertility Fertility Formal education Gender Nigeria Polygyny Sexual Inequality Socioeconomic status Wives Women's role Womens education
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