Changing childhoods: Javanese village children in three generations

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-97

  White, Ben ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agrarian change; Childhood; Education; Indonesia; Java; Time use; Youth

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; LIFESTYLE; MARRIAGE; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VILLAGE; YOUNG POPULATION;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; JAVA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 83455247252     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2011.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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