Traditional structure of the society

Everything that distinguishes a man from an animal is a result of the influence of the society he or she participates in. The society has different components: a family, age groups, professional associations, clans, political groupings and religious communities… It is not infrequent that these components become tightly interlaced: clan structures may be closely connected with professional specialization, political and age groups or religious communities may match very well.

Morning meeting of the village notables.  Cote-d'Ivoire. The Kla-Dan.  V.F. Vydrin. 2002.		Birth control poster in Krio language.  Sierra Leone. The Hammar. Ye. V. Prehvalskaya. 2006.		Young women perform a dance celebrating young men who pass the ritual South Ethiopia, Shneerson D., 2006
Chief of the village at the festivity. Balaninkoro Erman A., 1999		The working team “Drop the lie!” is happy: before the work begins, the owner of the farm treats the workers to rice. Santa, Vydrin V., 2002.		The head of the men’s secret society in his gboi ten dress that is meant to repell harmful magic. Kla-Santa, Vydrin V., 2002
Little Aisata Jane carries her teddy-bear on her back, exactly like mothers carry their little ones. Conakry, Perekhvalskaya E., 2006.		Younger wives are pounding millet under supervision of the elder wife. Bamako, Vydrin V., 1996.		Among the Boso, initiation takes place every ten years, for which reason the age of its participants ranges between 4 and 14 years. Kirango, E. den Otter, 2005.