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Changes in Care : Aging, Migration, and Social Class in West Africa /

"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...

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Autor principal: Coe, Cati (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- 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 
505 0 |a 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 -- About the Author 
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