TY  - GEN
T1  - To be a man is not a one-day job : masculinity, money, and intimacy in Nigeria
A1  - Smith, Daniel Jordan, 1961-
LA  - English
PP  - Chicago
PB  - The University of Chicago Press
YR  - 2017
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1004848390
AB  - Refrains about financial hardship are ubiquitous in contemporary Nigeria, frequently expressed through the idiom "to be a man is not a one-day job." But while men talk constantly about money, underlying their economic worries are broader concerns about the shifting meanings of masculinity, amid changing expectations and practices of intimacy. Drawing on twenty-five years of experience in southeastern Nigeria, Daniel Jordan Smith takes readers through the principal phases and arenas of men's lives: the transition to adulthood; searching for work and making a living; courtship, marriage, and fatherhood; fraternal and political relationships; and finally, the attainment of elder status and death. He relates men's struggles both to fulfill their own aspirations and to meet society's expectations. He also considers men who behave badly, mistreat their wives and children, or resort to crime and violence. All of these men face similar challenges as they navigate the complex geometry of money and intimacy. Unraveling these connections, Smith argues, provides us with a deeper understanding of both masculinity and society in Nigeria
OP  - 262
CN  - HQ1090.7.N6 S65 2017eb
SN  - 9780226491790
SN  - 022649179X
SN  - 9780226491516
SN  - 022649151X
SN  - 9780226491653
SN  - 022649165X
KW  - Men : Nigeria : Social conditions.
KW  - Masculinity : Economic aspects : Nigeria.
KW  - Money : Social aspects : Nigeria.
KW  - Igbo (African people) : Social life and customs.
KW  - History.
KW  - Social history.
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - Hommes : Nigeria : Conditions sociales.
KW  - Masculinité : Aspect économique : Nigeria.
KW  - Ibo (Peuple d'Afrique) : Mœurs et coutumes.
KW  - Histoire.
KW  - Histoire sociale.
KW  - Livres numériques.
KW  - history (discipline)
KW  - social history.
KW  - e-books.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Discrimination & Race Relations.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Minority Studies.
KW  - Igbo (African people) : Social life and customs
KW  - Men : Social conditions
KW  - Money : Social aspects
KW  - Nigeria
ER  -