In-migration and living conditions of young adolescents in greater Johannesburg, South Africa
In-migration and living conditions of young adolescents in greater Johannesburg, South Africa
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10.1080/02533950608628724
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2006-06-01
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Ginsburg, Carren
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Richter, Linda M.;Norris, Shane A.;Ginsburg, Carren
尽管人们对南非的移徙问题进行了广泛的研究，但对儿童移徙及其对生活条件和福祉的影响的报道却很少。本文比较了访问。包括在大约翰内斯堡大都市出生的儿童与移民儿童的服务、住房和家庭设施以及家庭特征。该文章还研究了与父母照顾和学校教育相关的儿童福祉的其他指标。流动儿童，特别是曾经生活在农村地区和/或最近迁移到城市的儿童，与长期居住的儿童相比，在父母教育和职业、住房类型和所有权、用电、垃圾清除、水和卫生设施等方面处于明显劣势。在流动人口中，儿童也生活在不太可能拥有冰箱、电视、洗衣机、电话和机动车辆等便利设施的家庭中。从儿童指标来看，流动儿童与家长接触的频率较低，入学时间比常住儿童晚一倍。虽然南非大都市中心的城市化通常会带来一些广泛认可的好处，但对于儿童来说，这些好处可能会因已知与儿童福祉相关的移民家庭的不利因素而受到削弱。
While migration in South Africa has been studied on a broad canvas, there have been few accounts of children's migration and the effects on living conditions and wellbeing. This article compares the access. to services, housing and household amenities, and family characteristics of children born in the Greater Johannesburg metropolis with those of in-migrant children. The article also examines other indicators of child wellbeing related to parental care and schooling. In-migrant children, particularly children who have lived previously in rural areas and/or have recently migrated into the city, are significantly disadvantaged in comparison to long-term resident children in terms of parental education and occupation, housing type and ownership, access to electricity, refuse removal, water and, sanitation. In migrant children also live in households that are less likely to have amenities such as a refrigerator, television, washing machine, telephone and motor vehicle. In terms of child indicators, in-migrant children, enjoy less frequent parental contact and are twice as likely to start school later than resident children. Whilst urbanisation to South Africa's metropolitan centres is generally associated with several widely recognised benefits, for children, these benefits may be tempered by the disadvantages of in-migrant families known to be associated with child wellbeing.