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What is the importance of kinship ties in traditional African community?

      

Describe the importance of kinship ties in traditional African community.

  

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Maurice
(i) They safeguard the community's traditions and customs.

(ii) They enhance unity among members of the community.

(iii) They determine punishment for the offenders.

(iv) They determine how members relate to one another.

(v) They bind together the entire life of a community, that is, the living, the living dead and the unborn.

(vi) They assist people to live together in peace and harmony.

(vii) They provide a sense of security to all members at all times.

(viii) They regulate marital customs, rules and regulations.

(ix) They give an individual a deep sense of belonging and identity.

(x) They enable people to face hardships together.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 29, 2017 at 06:25


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