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

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"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Coe, Cati (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Social conditions.
Older people > Services for.
Older people > Care.
Church work with older people.
Pastorale des personnes âgees > Ghāna.
Personnes âgees > Services > Ghāna.
Personnes âgees > Soins > Ghāna.
Church work with older people > Ghana.
Older people > Services for > Ghana.
Older people > Care > Ghana.
Ghana.
Ghāna > Conditions sociales > 21e siecle.
Ghana > Social conditions > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • 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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