Single Mothers of Nairobi: Rural-Urban Migration and the
                              Transformation of Gender Roles and Family Relations in Kenya











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            * Stefania Giada Meda
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            Abstrakt

            The paper delineates the changes in gender roles and family relations brought about by rur
            migration in Kenya by discussing the findings of empirical qualitative research carried ou
            September 2011 on the single mothers of Nairobi, an emerging family form in Kenyan society

            yet unspoken and still in search for recognition. The theoretical framework makes referenc
            relational sociology and takes into account how the family stakeholders relate to one anot
            changes in reciprocal relations (i.e., inter-gender relations) may produce further changes

            family. The idea is to show how the emergence of this new form of family is: i) strongly l
            migration from the countryside to the city of Nairobi and the cultural and social transiti

            brings about (a transition from tradition to modernity); and to cast light on ii) the char
            of the new role played by women within their families and the communities; iii) elements o
            discontinuity compared to the tradition; iv) challenges and resources of the single mother

            of investigation were used (participant observation, structured data sheets, in-depth inte
            structured individual interviews, group interviews, individual structured questionnaires) 
            Nairobi single mothers and key informants.


            Klíčová slova
            migration; single parenthood; African family; African women; Kenya


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