Connected Lives : Families, Households, Health and Care in South Africa Paperback / softback
Edited by Nolwazi Mkhwanazi, Lenore Manderson
Paperback / softback
Description
Connected lives: Families, households, health and care in contemporary South Africa, illustrates the changing constitution and the variability of households, fluid understandings of family, and the impact of these in the context of life changes and health problems.
Through 29 case studies of people of diverse backgrounds in terms of ethnicity, class, sex and gender, of varying ages and from both urban and rural backgrounds, the authors explore the household as a site for the production of health and care.
The book illustrates the impact of economic, demographic and social changes on households and families, and considers how these factors influence everyday life, health, wellbeing and care in contemporary South Africa.
This book will interest those in global public health, anthropology, and population and demography studies.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:228 pages
- Publisher:HSRC Press
- Publication Date:01/02/2020
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- ISBN:9780796925855
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:228 pages
- Publisher:HSRC Press
- Publication Date:01/02/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780796925855