Before revision: Women in particular may have practical reasons for carrying on the head, as for many African women it is " well-suited to the rough, rural terrain and the particular objects they carry—like buckets of water and bundles of firewood" , then abandoning the practice when they migrate to urban areas where their daily routines, and socially accepted practices, are different.
After revision: Women in particular may have practical reasons for carrying on the head, as for many African women it is " , then abandoning the practice when they migrate to urban areas where their daily routines, and socially accepted practices, are different.