Social roles Flashcards
(11 cards)
What is the definition of co-operation?
Working together
Co-operation is essential for community functioning.
What are two ways communities worked together?
- Communal work parties to prepare fields
- Build homesteads together
What is the Mafisa system?
A system to help poor community members and newcomers by lending cattle
How does the Mafisa system benefit individuals?
Access to milk, breeding opportunities, and starting their own herd
What social roles do men and boys have in the community?
- Looked after the cattle
- Took cattle out for grazing
- Brought cattle back to kraal at night
- Made leather clothes from cow-hide
What are the primary responsibilities of women and girls?
- Taking care of the crops
- Cleared land for crops
- Prepared the soil
- Sowed the seed
- Took out weeds and frightened away birds
- Harvested crops
- Threshed and winnowed seeds
- Ground grain for porridge and beer
What tasks are included in the category ‘Other jobs’ for women?
- Made pottery and baskets
- Made their own houses
- Collected firewood
- Collected water
- Collected wild fruit and vegetables
Fill in the blank: Women and girls cleared the land for crops by removing _______.
grass and bushes and rocks
True or False: Men and boys were responsible for harvesting crops.
False
In what month do women and girls typically sow the seed?
September
During which months do communities typically harvest crops?
April / May
