In search of protection : older people and their fight for survival in Tanzania /

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Older people in Tanzania are disadvantaged and marginalized in many ways. They lack adequate formal social protection. They also suffer from diminishing family and community support. They face a series of multi-faceted problems and care for most AIDS-orphans, yet they are a much neglected target gro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Spitzer, Helmut, 1966- (Autor), Mabeyo, Zena Mnasi, 1968- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Rosenmayr, Leopold (Autor de introducción, etc.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : Mkuki na Nyota Publishers : Drava, 2011.
Colección:DravaDiskurs
Temas:
Older people > Tanzania > Social conditions.
Aging > Tanzania.
Intergenerational relations > Tanzania.
Eritrea.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Aging.
Intergenerational relations.
Older people > Social conditions.
Tanzania.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Copyright page; Title page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword: Personal experiences in a changing continent; 1. Introduction; 2. Older people in Tanzania: An overview; Concepts of old age and the elderly; The demographic picture; Structural change, poverty and old age; 3. Older people on the political agenda: Global, regional and national policies; International policies and programs referring to older people; Regional initiatives, policy frameworks and the need for research; Towards an agenda for older people in Tanzania; 4. Social protection: Concepts and policies.
  • An issue of controversy: The struggle for a viable definition Social protection in Africa: The "Livingstone Call for Action" and beyond; Social protection for older people in Tanzania: Tangible reality or distant dream?; 5. In search of protection: Evidence from a field-based research; Background, methodology and ethics of the study; Demographic characteristics of the study population and their linkage to social protection; Educational status, formal employment and social protection in old age; Coping mechanisms and survival strategies; Poor living conditions; The struggle for water.
  • Limited access to free medical services The burden of HIV/AIDS; Informal social protection provided by the family system; Community-based support; Lack of government and donor support; Awareness of rights, entitlements and policies; Marginalization, discrimination and social exclusion; From empirical research to practical intervention: Report on a goat loan project; 6. Social pensions
  • a way forward?; Bibliography; Abbreviations; About the authors; Back cover.

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