Editing Zulu people (section)

== Societal roles ==

===Men===
The Zulu people govern under a patriarchal society.<ref name="Derwent-1998"/> Men are perceived as the head of the household and seen as authoritative figures. Zulu men identify themselves with great pride and dignity. They also compare themselves to qualities of powerful wild animals such as bulls, lions and elephants.<ref name="Derwent-1998" /> The men contribute to society by acting as defenders, hunters, and lovers.<ref name="Derwent-1998" /> The Zulu men are also in charge of herding the cattle, educating themselves on the lives of disciplined warriors, creating weapons, and learning the art of stick fighting.<ref name="Derwent-1998" />

==== Stick fighting ====
The art of stick fighting is a celebration of manhood for Zulu men. These men can begin to learn this fighting art form as young as the age of five years old.<ref name="Derwent-1998" /> There are multiple reasons why men learn how to stick fight. For example, men may want to learn so that they can set right any wrongs or insults made towards them.<ref name="Derwent-1998" /> Other reasons some men choose to learn are for sporting purposes, proving skills or manliness, and self-defence.<ref name="Derwent-1998" /> The goal of stick fighting is to injure the opponent and sometimes even kill.<ref name="Derwent-1998" /> There are rules of etiquette that must be abided by when stick fighting. The men can only fight a man the same age as them. One cannot hit the opponent when they lose their stick. Only sticks are allowed when fighting.<ref name="Derwent-1998" />

=== Women ===
The women in Zulu society often perform domestic chores such as cleaning, raising children, collecting water and firewood, laundry, tending to crops, cooking, and making clothes.<ref name="Derwent-1998" /> Women can be considered as the sole income earners of the household. A woman's stages of life lead up to the goal of marriage. As a woman approaches puberty, she is known as a ''tshitshi''. A ''tshitshi'' reveals her singleness by wearing less clothing. Single women typically do not wear clothing to cover their head, breasts, legs and shoulders.<ref name="Derwent-1998" /> Engaged women wear hairnets to show their marital status to society and married women cover themselves in clothing and headdresses.<ref name="Derwent-1998" /> Also, women are taught to defer to men and treat them with great respect. The women are always bound by a male figure.<ref name="Derwent-1998" />