Kin and youths in the social networks of youth-headed households in Namibia

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1408-1425

  Ruiz Casares, Mónica ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; African families; AIDS; Children; Family relations; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957237574     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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