Poverty and Headship in Post-apartheid South Africa, 1997-2006

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 491-511

  Rogan, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Female headed households; Gender; Poverty; South Africa

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POST-APARTHEID; POVERTY; SOCIAL HISTORY; WOMENS STATUS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84879692007     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0107-8     Document Type: Article

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