Grandparents as foster-parents: Transformations in foster relations between grandparents and grandchildren in northern Benin

Africa

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-46

  Alber, Erdmute ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; FAMILY STRUCTURE; KINSHIP; URBAN SOCIETY;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 3242879502     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/afr.2004.74.1.28     Document Type: Article

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