Otent in caregiving negotiations because it is ‘the idiom for gender relations in which everyone is fluent’ (Wardlow 2006: 133). In an African context, it is also a system with enough flexibility and opportunity for manipulation that it serves the negotiator in navigating the idealized patrilineal landscape. While bridewealth may emerge as the most frequently …
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