Documenting Changing Family Patterns in South Africa: Are Censis Data of any Value?

Author: Susan C. Ziehl Publisher: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa Publication: African Sociological Review, Vol. 5, No. 2 Document Date:                  2001 Category: Family Structure > Definition of Family Related Categories: Family Relations > Extended Family Family Relations > Family Life Family Relations > Family Size Family Structure > Family Size Family Structure > Household Characteristics   This article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of research about changing family patterns in South Africa. It concludes that urbanization is increasing nuclear family patterns in the Black population.    Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link