Indicators of economic status and social capital in south african townships: What do they reveal about the material and social conditions in families of poor children?

Childhood

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-222

  Barbarin, Oscar A ^a   Khomo, Ngokoana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Health   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Measurement; Poverty; SES; South african families

Indexed keywords

EID: 2842606072     PISSN: 09075682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0907568297004002005     Document Type: Article

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