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                     Mr. E. Kessy
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                     Prof. M.J. Mbonile
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                     Dr. R.D. Mekacha
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                     Prof. H.P.B. Moshi
                     Prof. N.E. Osoro
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Prof. B. Charley de la Masseliere (French Institute fOF Research in Africa - Nairobi,
          Kenya).
Prof. Horace Campbell (Department of African American Studies, Syracuse University,
          New York).
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                                                             ISSN 0856 096X
                                UTAFITI
                                (New Series)
                              Vol. 3 No.2      1996
                                  Journal of the
                       Faculty of Arts and Social Scieuces
                          University of Dar es Salaam
                                    Contents
State Construction of Gender.
                         Marjorie J Mbilinyi                                1
The Case for Women's Rights to Land in Tanzania: Some Observations in the
        Context of AIDS
                         Ambreena S. Manji                                11
Situational Analysis of Education of Girls/Women in Tanzania
                         Ruth Meena                                       39
Tanzania Secondary School Science Teachers Perception and Reaction to
        Gender Difference in Performance in Science.
                         P.S.D. Mushi                                     91
Tanzanian School Women Talking: Are the Traditional Patterns of Thinking
        Chat!ging?
                         G.A. Malekela                                   131
Gender and Education of People With Disabilities in Tanzania
                         Mwajabu K. Possi                                155
Rural-Urban Female Migration in Tanzania: A Case of Dar es Salaam City
                         M.J. Mbonile & Hellen A. Lihawa                 169