Childhood memories, and contemporary parenting in Ekiti, Nigeria

Africa

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-82

  Renne, Elisha P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD LABOR; FERTILITY; MEMORY; PARENTAL CARE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 22244455432     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/afr.2005.75.1.63     Document Type: Article

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