Forced migration, gender, social capital and coping strategies in Western Tanzania.

dc.contributor.authorWambugu, Lydia W.
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-24T09:18:18Z
dc.date.available2011-06-24T09:18:18Z
dc.date.issued2011-06-24
dc.descriptionPh.D. - CLMen_US
dc.description.abstractThis exploratory qualitative research systematically analyses the coping experiences of a group of refugee women from Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), rsiding in the western Tanzanian region of Kigoma nd Kagera. The literature reviewed points out that whilest there are still many identified gaps and aspects yet to be documented, it is evident that refugee women are among the social groups most affected by the phenomenon of forced migration and displacement. The study explores the kind of coping strategies refugee women adopted under difficult circumstances, and how the women responded to experiences that they frequently described in terms of concrete and material realities...en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/10218
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectMigration, Forceden_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectSocial capitalen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleForced migration, gender, social capital and coping strategies in Western Tanzania.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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