Gender, children, and family planning networks in Kenya

Bibliographic Data

ID12007331
AuthorsJ Musalia (0000-0002-4347-7533, Western Kentucky University, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume43
Issue1
Pages167-172
Publication date2006-01-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Social Science Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1016/j.soscij.2005.12.014
OpenAlexW4232237458
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited3

This study examines how having young children (those aged less than 18 years) in the households influences the patterns of social interaction between men and women. The study reveals that women's social networks are influenced more than men's by having more young children. Most women are recognizing that having many young children is not only an economic but also a social burden. As such, a large young family forces women to seek instrumental, informational, and emotional support from their friends, thus enlarging their social networks, increasing the intensity of their interactions, and diversifying the composition of their social networks

Developmental psychology · Political science · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology

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