Urban advantage or urban penalty? : a case study of female-headed households in a South African city

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dc.contributor.authorGoebel, Allison
dc.contributor.authorDodson, Belinda
dc.contributor.authorHill, Trevor
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-28T19:47:28Z
dc.date.available2011-07-28T19:47:28Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a case study of female-headed households (FHH) in urban South Africa, through the lenses of urban environmental health and feminist geography. So marked are gendered differences in urban health, that the literature posits a ‘‘health disparity’’ in gendered terms, meaning a significant difference or inequality between identifiable groups. When comparing female-headed households (FHH) with other headed households (OHH), research reveals far starker variations within the sampled population than previous geographical, neighbourhood-based analysis. In the South African context, research links the phenomenon to both historical patterns of patriarchy and apartheid, and contemporary macroeconomic conditions and government policies that deepen the ‘‘feminization of poverty.’’en
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dc.identifier.citationGoebel, A., Dodson, B., & Hill, T. (2010). Urban advantage or Urban penalty? A case study of female-headed Households in a South African city. Health & Place, 16: 573–580.en
dc.identifier.issn1353-8292
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/46645
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/
dc.subjectURBAN AREASen
dc.subjectURBAN ENVIRONMENTen
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHen
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEYSen
dc.subjectFEMINISMen
dc.subjectFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSen
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICAen
dc.subjectGENDER ANALYSISen
dc.subjectFEMINIZATION OF POVERTYen
dc.subjectAPARTHEIDen
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTYen
dc.subjectSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleUrban advantage or urban penalty? : a case study of female-headed households in a South African cityen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderElsevier
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BYen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber102162002
idrc.project.componentnumber102162001
idrc.project.number102162
idrc.project.titleUrban Ecosystems and Human Health in South Africaen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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