Gendered Patterns of Migration in Rural South Africa
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Gendered Patterns of Migration in Rural South Africa.
Gender is increasingly recognized as fundamental to understanding migration processes, causes and consequences. In South Africa, it is intrinsic to the social transformations fueling high levels of internal migration and complex forms of mobility. While female migration in Africa has often been characterized as less prevalent than male migration, and primarily related to marriage, in South Afri...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Population, Space and Place
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1544-8444,1544-8452
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1794