Masculinity on unstable ground: Young refugee men in Nairobi, Kenya

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-194

  Jaji, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Great Lakes; Kenya; Masculinity; Refugee men

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; GENDER ISSUE; MASCULINIZATION; REFUGEE; YOUNG POPULATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67449099105     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: 14716925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/fep007     Document Type: Article

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