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Richter LM, Norris SA, Swart TM, et al. In-migration and Living Conditions of Young Adolescents in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. Soc Dyn. 2006;32(1):195-216doi: 10.1080/02533950608628724.
Richter, L. M., Norris, S. A., Swart, T. M., & Ginsburg, C. (2006). In-migration and Living Conditions of Young Adolescents in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. Social dynamics, 32(1), 195-216. https://doi.org/10.1080/02533950608628724
Richter, Linda M, et al. "In-migration and Living Conditions of Young Adolescents in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa." Social dynamics vol. 32,1 (2006): 195-216. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02533950608628724
Richter LM, Norris SA, Swart TM, Ginsburg C. In-migration and Living Conditions of Young Adolescents in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. Soc Dyn. 2006 Jan 01;32(1):195-216. doi: 10.1080/02533950608628724. PMID: 18273401; PMCID: PMC2241760.
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Soc Dyn. 2006 Jan 01;32(1):195-216. doi: 10.1080/02533950608628724.

In-migration and Living Conditions of Young Adolescents in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa.

Social dynamics

Linda M Richter, Shane A Norris, Tanya M Swart, Carren Ginsburg

Affiliations

  1. The Child, Youth and Family Development, Human Sciences Research Council, and in the School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.

PMID: 18273401 PMCID: PMC2241760 DOI: 10.1080/02533950608628724

Abstract

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.

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