Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Subject "Single parenthood"
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In search of a sense of identity: coping with single parenthood in Kenya
(Department of Psychology, University of Nairobi, 1989)In traditional Kenya society single parenthood was rare and due to death or divorce. Communal care for a child was provided, even when one parent was thus lost. Today there is a trend toward increasing numbers of single ... -
Street Children in Nairobi and the African Cultural Ideology of Kin‐Based Support System. Change and Challenge
(John Wiley & Sons, LtdInstitute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997)Poverty, rapid urbanization, population growth rate, family instability and the declining role of the extended family system are among the key factors responsible for the prevalence of child abuse and neglect in Nairobi. ...