Gender differentials in household structure and socioeconomic characteristics in South Africa

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 429-451

  Dungumaro, Esther W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

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EID: 58149522555     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.39.4.429     Document Type: Article

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