The Bakor is one of the very few ethnic groups in Nigeria believed to practice a matrilineal descent system. There is either a common assumption that matriliny connotes matriarchy or a confusion between the two concepts among some African feminist scholars. Against this backdrop, this study sought to find out the prevailing rules of descent and the pattern of authority in Bakor society, where women constitute the currency for lineage tracing and inheritance. Data were collected from indigenous adult female and male participants of different sociodemographic backgrounds through twelve in-depth interviews and eight focus group discussion sessions. The study occurred in four rural and two urban communities among six Bakor clans using a qualitative research design. The results indicate a double descent system; patrilocality; matrifocality; women’s active participation in the economic, political, and social spheres; and their legitimate access to decision-making despite the preponderant patriarchal attitudes and practices. Although it is patriarchal, women have relative autonomy in the Bakor double descent system.

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尼日利亚南部巴科尔人的血统和权力模式

巴科尔人是尼日利亚极少数被认为实行母系血统制度的民族之一。要么有一个普遍的假设，即母系意味着母权制，要么在一些非洲女权主义学者中混淆了这两个概念。在此背景下，本研究试图找出巴科尔社会中普遍存在的世系规则和权威模式，在该社会中，女性构成了血统追踪和继承的货币。通过十二次深度访谈和八次焦点小组讨论会，从不同社会人口背景的土著成年女性和男性参与者那里收集数据。该研究使用定性研究设计在六个巴科尔氏族的四个农村和两个城市社区进行。结果表明双下降系统；父权；母系性；妇女积极参与经济、政治和社会领域；尽管父权制的态度和做法占主导地位，但他们可以合法地参与决策。虽然是父权制，但女性在巴科尔双血统制度中拥有相对的自主权。