Gikuyu Families in Nairobi at the Millennium: Changing Economic and Social Patterns of Family Life

Priscilla Wanjiru Kariuki and Nici Nelson
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Priscilla Wanjiru Kariuki: College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi
Nici Nelson: University of Pennsylvania

Chapter 8 in African Urban Economies, 2006, pp 184-206 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract As the above quotes indicate, urban Gikuyu family life has been undergoing major changes, not unlike those in other African urban areas. Colonialism, economic change, globalization and modernity have all impacted on marriage, family and parenting.

Keywords: Single Mother; Formal Sector; Social Dynamics; Young Sibling; Natal Family (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230523012_8

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