Title

Words Are a Place to Stand Journals by Young Women in Kibera, Kenya

Authors

Authors

E. Swart

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Abstract

The study analyzes 5 months of daily journal entries by young women residing in Kibera, the largest slum in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings are similar to previous findings about young women in impoverished urban environments, revealing few female support networks among this population. However, results show many supportive, one-to-one relationships between among women, indicating that poverty and socialization may impede larger networks that could otherwise occur. They also reveal flexible relationships between so-called street and non-street women as well as the use of journals to create a private space in an otherwise completely public existence.

Journal Title

Affilia-Journal of Women and Social Work

Volume

24

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Document Type

Article

First Page

19

Last Page

30

WOS Identifier

WOS:000262083900003

ISSN

0886-1099

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