African Families and the Crisis of Social Change - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0897894731 ISBN 13: 9780897894739

Casa editrice: Praeger Pub Text, 1997

Riassunto

African families face serious crises today. They are under economic, demographic and political pressures of all kinds; yet, families are not mere hapless victims of global change. They are proactive, resilient agents and creators of change. This volume studies global and national transformation from the point of view of families in local communities. Contributors are from Africa, North America, and Europe, and provide socially and historically based, culturally rich, multigenerational, and comparative perspectives on family life in Africa today. The essays explore contemporary change in African families, and the consequences for children and parents, the elderly, gender roles, moral values, fertility, health (HIV and nutrition), and economic development. Ultimately, despite desperate economic, sociohistorical, demographic, and political circumstances, African families remain vitally important for social and psychological support throughout an individual's life span.

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• Editore: Praeger Pub Text
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0897894731
• ISBN 13: 9780897894739
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 369
• Redattore: Weisner Thomas S., Bradley Candice, Kilbride Philip L.