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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. ERDAL ERSOY M.ORHUN SAHIN. Seperated families by external powers (colonial powers) Tribal systems. Linguistic groups 52 millions of people. Temporary residence Huge migrations take place (due to wars). Migrations to cities to make a living. FAMILY.
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ERDAL ERSOY M.ORHUN SAHIN
Seperated families by external powers (colonial powers) • Tribal systems
Linguistic groups • 52 millions of people
Temporary residence • Huge migrations take place (due to wars)
FAMILY • Male leadership • In the past, single women in the Congo belonged to their fathersand, upon marriage, their ownership would be transferred to the husband.
Gifts of the man’s fathersuch as knives, food, or slaves to the new wife's father, in exchange for his loss of precious labor and kinship. • Many wives in rural areas
Having many children who survive for economic reasons. • Getting married to rich men • Women for day-to-day survival tasks
Men for hunting • Dependent on farming • Women bread-winners
More male in education than female • Extreme respect for elders (kinship)
Methods of solving problems by traditional practise • Ebola virus