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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Spitzer, Helmut, 1966- (Author), Mabeyo, Zena Mnasi, 1968- (Author)
Other Authors: Rosenmayr, Leopold (Author of introduction, etc.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : Drava, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Older people > Social conditions.
Intergenerational relations.
Aging.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Eritrea.
Intergenerational relations > Tanzania.
Aging > Tanzania.
Older people > Tanzania > Social conditions.
Tanzania.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 group in national social policy and international development programs. This book provides a theoretical discussion of ageing issues and their linkage to social protection. It depicts various policy frameworks at international, Pan-African and national level. And it provides extensive empirical findings on older people's living conditions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (142 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9789987753024

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