BARRIERS HINDERING THE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF ORPHANED CHILDREN LIVING IN CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS INTO EXTENDED FAMILY FOLDS

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  • Assim Alpaslan Department of Social Work, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Luzile Florence Nziyane Department of Social Development, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15270/47-2-131

Abstract

Patel (2005:167) states that the family is a basic unit of society and plays an important role in the lives of all people, especially children. However, the HIV and AIDS epidemic has devastated the family structure, which is already strained by other detrimental factors such as urbanisation, poverty, political and economic migration, and the changing roles of women (Amoateng & Richter, 2007:1-3).

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2014-06-13

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Alpaslan, A., & Nziyane, L. F. (2014). BARRIERS HINDERING THE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF ORPHANED CHILDREN LIVING IN CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS INTO EXTENDED FAMILY FOLDS. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 47(2). https://doi.org/10.15270/47-2-131

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