Changes in Care : : Aging, Migration, and Social Class in West Africa / / Cati Coe.
Africa is known both for having a primarily youthful population and for its elders being held in high esteem. However, this situation is changing: people in Africa are living longer, some for many years with chronic, disabling illnesses. In Ghana, many older people, rather than experiencing a sense...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2021] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Global Perspectives on Aging
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (238 p.) :; 15 b-w images |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 The Orthodoxy of Family Care
- Part I Changes in Aging in the Rural Towns of the Eastern Region
- 2 Heterodox Ideas of Elder Care: From Nursing Homes to Savings
- 3 Alterodox Practices of Elder Care: Domestic Service and Neighborliness
- 4 “Loneliness Kills” Stimulating Sociality among Older Churchgoers
- Part II Changes in Aging in Urban Ghana
- 5 Market-Based Solutions for the Globally Connected Middle Class
- 6 Going to School to Be a Carer: A New Occupation and the Enchantment of Nursing Education
- 7 Carers as Househelp: Aging and Social Inequalities in Urban Households
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Index