“In a patriarchal society, one of the most important functions of the institution of the family is to make feel like a somebody whenever he is in his own yard a man who is a nobody whenever he is in his employer’s yard.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
- What do you think are the most important functions of “the institution of family?”
- Do you think families do a good job of making their members “feel like a somebody whenever he is in his own yard?”
- How important is it for men to feel like a somebody in their own yard? Is it even more important when they feel like a nobody in their employer’s yard?
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