Children's experiences of support received from men in rural KwaZulu-Natal

Africa Development

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 127-152

  Makusha, Tawanda ^a   Richter, Linda ^a   Bhana, Deevia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Co resident fatherhood; Father's involvement in childcare; Social fatherhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872324043     PISSN: 08503907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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