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ERIC Number: EJ373941
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Parental Strategies among the Gusii of Kenya.
Levine, Robert A.; Levine, Sarah E.
New Directions for Child Development, v40 p27-35 Sum 1988
Gusii patterns of reproduction and child care evolved in an agrarian setting in which land was abundant and children were scarce. With land now scarce and children abundant, parents continue to be resourceful and strategic in their infant care, but they have not yet altered their reproductive goals of high fertility. (RH)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Risk Persons, Infants, Parent Child Relationship, Population Growth, Rural Urban Differences, Social Change, Social History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Gusii; Infant Care; Kenya; Risk Status (Individuals); Strategic Management
Note: Thematic Issue: Parental Behavior in Diverse Societies