▁last ▁born ▁sons . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁Haus a ▁of ▁West ▁Africa , ▁who ▁practice ▁prim ogen iture , ▁the ▁mother ▁and ▁oldest ▁son ▁eng age ▁in ▁mut ual ▁avoid ance ▁behavior ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁positive ▁change ▁in ▁status ▁upon ▁producing ▁an ▁he ir . ▁The ▁father ▁may ▁also ▁avoid ▁the ▁son ▁if ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁mother ' s ▁first ▁male ▁child , ▁speaking ▁to ▁him ▁through ▁inter medi aries ▁rather ▁than ▁directly . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁Mos si ▁of ▁central ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso ▁in ▁West ▁Africa , ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁would ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁relatives ▁shortly ▁after ▁circum c ision ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁parent al ▁household ▁shortly ▁after ▁pub ert y ; ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁he ▁would ▁inherit ▁his ▁property . ▁ ▁A ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁island ▁T ik op ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁must ▁marry ▁and ▁receive ▁more ▁land , ▁while ▁the ▁younger ▁sons ▁remain ▁b ach el ors , ▁em igr ate ▁or ▁even ▁die . ▁However , ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁custom s ▁were ▁being ▁abandoned ▁and ▁marriage ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁become ▁universal . ▁In ▁the ▁succession ▁to ▁ch ie ft ain ship , ▁the ▁traditional ▁custom ▁of ▁male ▁prim ogen iture ▁continued ▁though . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁soci eties ▁in ▁Sub - S ah aran ▁Africa ▁where ▁male ▁prim ogen iture ▁was ▁pract iced , ▁t ensions ▁between ▁parents ▁and