par Platteau, Geneviève 
;Diop, Fatou Waly
Référence International Family Systems Therapy: Global Perspectives on the Healing Power of Families, Taylor and Francis, page (373-380)
Publication Publié, 2025-01
;Diop, Fatou WalyRéférence International Family Systems Therapy: Global Perspectives on the Healing Power of Families, Taylor and Francis, page (373-380)
Publication Publié, 2025-01
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| Résumé : | This chapter discusses the growing trend of intercultural marriage in Senegal. In Senegal, marriage remains influenced by ethnic, religious, and social status differences. Historically, unions were arranged to preserve social status and strengthen inter-family alliances, as described in Abdoulaye Bara Diop’s ground-breaking research (1981). Traditional family influences on marriage remain significant, particularly regarding caste and ethnic considerations. However, in contemporary Senegal, young people’s identities are increasingly built on the one hand through identification with their peers, and on the other through the more traditional process of identification with their parents and other elders. Identification with peers, especially in urban areas, means exchange of worldwide social media, encouragement to pursue higher education and achieve greater financial independence. This contributes to shifting social norms. As a result, there are tensions between tradition and modernity, with young people faced with multiple, sometimes contradictory allegiances within the family unit and in the broader sociocultural sphere, and a gap between traditional ideal cultural models and contemporary models of behavior. |
