Connected lives : families, households, health and care in South Africa /
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| Imprint: | Cape Town, South Africa : HSRC Press, 2020. |
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| Description: | viii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12405963 |
| Summary: | What impact do economic, demographic, and social change have on the everyday health and well being of families and households in contemporary South Africa? The authors explore this question in twenty-nine case studies of people with diverse backgrounds in terms of ethnicity, class, sex and gender, age, and location, considering the influence of these factors across the life course. <br> CONTENTS: Changing Family Structures and Everyday Relationships of Care. Making Families. Family-Keeping. How Men Care. Everyday Care and Illness. As Families Age. Families, Care, and Support. <br> |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-222) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0796925852 9780796925855 |
