Igbo+Social+Structure

=__Sarah Fischer__= =A typical Igbo community has many generations living together.=



﻿*Igbo society is composed of village life. Many compounds are clustered into one area which is shared by many families and their homes. *The village was very dependent on each other for safety, answers, medicine, and reliability. *The elders and ancestors were valued most for their expierence on the Earth.

TITLES: titles were a huge social structure factor in igbo social structure. They defined status and earned respect from others. AGE GRADE COMMUNITY DECISIONS
 * There are five levels of titles one could earn, however, they are expensive.
 * Titles for men include: Nze or Ozo. Women; Omu, Ekwe, or Lolo
 * To earn a title one must pay a high price and endure traditional ritual ceremonies before recieving it.
 * Titles gaurantee social mobility. Education and respect both increase.
 * Age groups were clustered to have certain age groups perform certain community chores.
 * This provided valuable social control because older generations would keep the younger generations in line and out of trouble.
 * Another form of social control was secret societies that would emerge at night as supernatural beings and denounce any offences in the village. They wore masks in the process.
 * Usually turned to the free males at first
 * If not resolved it was turned to the village elders who would decide in public on the matter.
 * The system was typically judicial



is the most respected memeber of a household.
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