Parental strategies among the Gusii of Kenya

198824 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Robert A. Levine · Harvard University Press

Sarah Levine · Women's University in Africa

Abstract

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 altered their reproductive goals.

Topics & Keywords

Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

Volume 1988, Issue 40, pp. 27-35

DOI: 10.1002/cd.23219884005

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