South African aids orphans: Examining assumptions around vulnerability from the perspective of rural children and youth

Childhood

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-327

  Henderson, Patricia C ^a,b  

^a HIVAN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agency; AIDS orphans; Dexterity; Knowledge; Stereotypes; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747622550     PISSN: 09075682     EISSN: 14617013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0907568206066354     Document Type: Article

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