A gendered analysis of the crisis of social reproduction in contemporary south Africa

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-371

  Fakier, Khayaat ^a   Cock, Jacklyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AIDS; Care; Gender based violence; Labour; Migration; Poverty; Social reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350005335     PISSN: 14616742     EISSN: 14684470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616740903017679     Document Type: Article

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