African Widows: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 49-66

  Cattell, Maria G ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Families; Gender; Kenya; Kinship; Widows

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGRICULTURE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GERIATRIC CARE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARRIAGE; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WIDOW; WORKLOAD;

AFRICA; ANECDOTES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MARITAL STATUS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 0242405733     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v15n02_04     Document Type: Review

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