| dc.contributor.author | Mumma, W A | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-28T14:43:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-28T14:43:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1987 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Post Graduate Diploma in Cultural Studies | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/41947 | |
| dc.description.abstract | What is presented in this dessertation is a socio-economic
study of the conditions of women in Kibera Slums, as they struggle
to survive for daily susistence in the slum areas in the marginal
Fringer of Nairobi city. The, study is an attempt to describe the
lives of these women who find for themselves in a hostile enviroment.
In studing their changing lifestyles in an urban setting,
the author has focused on their social life which include their
up bringing education, married life, divorce and widowhood.
A systematic view of women's lifestyles under situation of economic
stress is also discussed. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | Urbanization and the socio economic status of women: a case study of Nubian women in Kibera | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| local.publisher | Institute of African Studies University of Nairobi | en |
