Namibia's Children

Living Conditions and Life Forces in a Society in Crisis

Michaela Fink, Reimer Gronemeyer (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

196 Seiten

2021
transcript (Verlag)
978-3-8376-5667-1 (ISBN)

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Many children in Namibia find themselves facing a social crisis. They have been abandoned or abused, are malnourished, homeless, or live in shacks that barely provide any protection. However, amidst these disastrous living conditions, children have developed remarkable survival skills, and come up with equally clever and disillusioned analyses of their situation.For three years, Michaela Fink and Reimer Gronemeyer conducted interviews in Namibia with women who take care of vulnerable children. The book gives these children a voice in interviews and essays.

Michaela Fink (PhD) is a research associate at the Institute of Sociology at Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen. Her work and research focuses on end-of-life care, volunteering and dementia, as well as studies on sub-Saharan Africa. She was a staff member of the research project on labor turnover and absenteeism in the Ethiopian textile industry.

Reimer Gronemeyer is a retired professor of sociology at Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, the chairman of »Aktion Demenz«, and the honorary senator at Justus-Liebig-Universität. He researches on the subject of age and the »dementia-friendly community«, and is co-editor of the »Demenz Magazin«.

Besprochen in: Peripherie, 165+166 (2022), Reinhart Kößler

Besprochen in:
Peripherie, 165+166 (2022), Reinhart Kößler

Erscheinungsdatum	13.04.2021
Reihe/Serie	Global Studies
Zusatzinfo	1 SW-Abbildung, 19 Farbabbildungen
Verlagsort	Bielefeld
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 225 mm
Gewicht	339 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Völkerkunde (Naturvölker)
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	Civil Society • Ethnology • Globalization • Namibia • Orphans • Social Inequality • Southern Africa • Vulnerable Children • Women • Youth
ISBN-10	3-8376-5667-5 / 3837656675
ISBN-13	978-3-8376-5667-1 / 9783837656671
Zustand	Neuware