International Journal of
Sociology and Anthropology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-988X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 334

Full Length Research Paper

Socio-cultural support systems for the elderly and its implications for formal social protection programmes in rural Western Kenya

Owoko Lilian Adhiambo
  • Owoko Lilian Adhiambo
  • Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Maseno University, private bag 40105, Maseno, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 19 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 01 July 2015
  •  Published: 30 July 2015

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