Cultural Factors And Cultural Inequality Analysis

Cultural factors and social inequality

To begin with culture is described by Nehring(2013) to be “beliefs, values, norms, practices, and material objects on which individuals draw to guide their actions in everyday life”(Nehring,2013: 191).He further demonstrate it to be something that is 'inherent in our minds' and thus influence our actions and understanding about the society and the world at large (ibid:191) and directs how one behave and react to different things.

Culture influences women inclusion in peacebuilding as it determines what a certain gender can or cannot do as culturally there are specific roles that can be played by only a specific gender. In the Somali society, culture is very influential, because it determines the design

However, many tend to agree that as a result of the conflict that have existed in these regions, somehow it has led to disruption of gender roles though minimally and this they say has in some way opened up opportunities for women and men to reenvision new roles for women especially in events where a woman is widowed, however, this they say is minute and that it cannot be said to be what is taking place homogeneously in all