Connected Lives

How do shifts in the economy, population and society affect the daily health and wellbeing of families and households in present-day South Africa? This study takes up that question through twenty-nine case studies of individuals whose ethnicity, class, sex and gender, age and place of residence differ.

Rather than looking only at one moment, the book traces how these social factors shape household life across the life course, from childhood through adulthood and later years. It is written for readers interested in South African society, family life and the social determinants of wellbeing.