African Indigenous Guidance and Counselling & Child Socialization Agents: Evaluating Aembu peoples’ Perception in the Redeemed Gospel Church, Embu County, Kenya
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Date
2020
Authors
Muriithi, Elizabeth Nancy
Gitome, Josephine W.
Waweru, Humphrey M.
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Publisher
Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies & Human Sciences (JJEOHS)
Abstract
The aim of this article is to evaluate the perception of Pentecostal Christians in regard to the importance of the indigenous guidance and counselling among the Aembu indigenous society. In the latter, they socialized their children from birth to puberty. In a nutshell, emphasis is given to transitional rites of passage. Transitional rites of passage served as important tools of child socialization which was meant to instil moral values among the Aembu youths. In our contemporary society, many adolescents face moral issues which often call for intensive child socialization from home and church circles. In its theoretical framework, the article used the structural functional theory. Qualitative approach was applied as the determinant design. The article reveals that there are moral issues among the youth and that there are useful Aembu teachings and practices which were used in the Aembu indigenous society as socialization tools in order to instil moral values among youths to solve morality issues. The article concludes that there is an urgent need to put in place alternative rites of passage with the sole aim of coming up with effective child socialization programs.
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A research article published in Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies & Human Sciences (JJEOHS)
Keywords
alternative rites of passage, counselling, Moral issues, socialization, Transitional initiation rites.
Citation
Muriithi, E. N., Gitome, J. W., & Waweru, H. M. (2020). African Indigenous Guidance and Counselling & Child Socialization Agents. Jumuga Journal of Education, Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS), 3(1), 1-13.