Browsing Department of Sociology & Anthropology by Author "Erick Otieno Nyambedha"
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10 Child vulnerability and community coping mechanisms
(Routledge, 2010-09-30)In the wider literature regarding the impact of HIV/AIDS on children, many empirical studies have discussed child vulnerability as a general condition that requires intervention through appropriate responses (Hunter and ... -
Children and Hiv/aids: Questioning Vulnerability in Western Kenya
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Ethical dilemmas of social science research on AIDS and orphanhood in Western Kenya
(Pergamon, 2008-09-01)This paper is based on the experiences drawn from a long-term social science research programme on the impact of the AIDS pandemic on orphanhood in western Kenya. It discusses the ethical dilemma of maintaining a delicate ... -
Sharing Food: Grandmothers and “The Children of Today” in Western Kenya
(2008)This chapter1 shows how HIV/AIDS has affected child exchange practices and grandmother-grandchild relationships in contemporary Luo society in western Kenya. Intergenerational relations between grandmothers and grandchildren ...