-In traditional Somali clans, older men and boys tend to the camels, cattle, and valuable animals-Girls and younger boys tend to the sheep and goats.-When a man is killed, his life is generally worth 100 camels while a woman has about 50. Adult Somali men generally serve their clan and family council. An urban man usually works as a businessman, blacksmith, artisan, fisherman, or factory worker. Women from nomadic clans take care of the children. , cook and move the aqal family-Women in agricultural clans plant, harvest, care for children and cook-Women in urban areas work in shops, offices and other businesses-Somali women are expected to fulfill their duties of daughters and wives. , and mothers. - Even though women do not wear Muslim veils, they still do not socialize with men in public places - under Muslim rulers' law, Somali girls are forced to undergo circumcision - in the 1990s, women Women finally started eating out. with men - at home it is the culture of women to serve the men first and then eat with their children after the men are finished - women have learned to take care of themselves afterwards that many men were killed after the civil war - henna leaves were collected by organizations to help nomadic women make cosmetics - when a man is killed his life is usually worth 100 camels while a woman is around 50 years old. Family/Kinship: - A Somali family usually consists of a man, his wife, children and grandparents - sometimes Somali households can have more than one woman, if this is the case then the woman's child will go to live with his mother in their own house-If a family is divorced, the child goes to the mother-The male is considered the head of the family, except when headed by a divorced or widowed woman.-due to the Islamic law, boys and girls are separated...... middle of paper ......in fiber mats, fabric, dome-shaped box - Kitchen utensils, storage boxes, stools , woven mats and water bags were the few possessions of the nomads - people who live in urban areas usually live in a white Arab style house made of stone/brick covered with plaster/cement - Rich people may have Western-style houses - sometimes Somalis who live in cities live without electricity or running water - more than 50% of Somalis are shepherds, farmers or self-employed business owners. -1990s: People who live near the ravine and in the southeastern areas of Somalia are descendants of Africans once enslaved by the Somalis - these descendants of this group of people are called habash. - although Habash peoples are not mistreated, they are considered lower class according to Somali-2000: the percentage of employment in factories, plantations and fishing has increased