Aging Across Cultures : Growing Old in the Non-Western World

ISBN : 9783030765033

Author : Helaine Selin

Publisher : Springer

Year : 2024

Language : English

Type : Book

Description : Ageing in Ghana Akye Essuman, C. Charles Mate-Kole Pages 1-11 Aging in Nigeria Samuel O. Ebimgbo, Uzoma O. Okoye Pages 13-26 Growing Old in an Egyptian Family: Beyond the Bare Statistics Zeinab Khadr Pages 27-44 Life Is Hard and Getting Harder: The Experience of Aging in Ethiopia Messay Gebremariam Kotecho, Samson Chane, Getachew Gebeyaw, Abraham Zelalem, Meriem Dawud, Margaret E. Adamek Pages 45-65 Aging in Kenya: Older Kenyans in the Twenty-First Century Maria G. Cattell Pages 67-81 Health State and Functional Capacity for Community-Dwelling Elders in Malawi Charles Nyasa, Enock Madalitso Chisati, Anthony Mwakikunga Pages 83-97 Healthcare, Poverty and Ageing in the Middle East and North Africa A. Abyad Pages 99-124 Elder Abuse in South Asia Mala Kapur Shankardass Pages 125-136 Ageing in China: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities Chang Liu, Shuai Zhou, Xue Bai Pages 137-152 Aging and Family in Postwar Japan: How Cultural Factors Undermine the Diversity of Aging Kimiko Tanaka Pages 153-164 Ageing in India: An Intricate Phenomenon Leyanna Susan George Pages 165-179 Aging in South Korea with Dynamic Social and Cultural Changes BoRin Kim Pages 181-197 Aging in Nepal Hom Nath Chalise Pages 199-210 Unravelling the Threads of Successful Aging in Singapore Mohamad Hazirah, Ad Maulod Pages 211-227 What Constitutes “Successful Aging” in a Tibetan Context? Geoff Childs, Melvyn Goldstein, Puchung Wangdui, Namgyal Choedup Pages 229-244 Elder Abuse in Vietnam: A Gender Perspective Duc Dung Le, Truc Ngoc Hoang Dang, Tuan Anh Nguyen Pages 245-258 Ageing in Indigenous Australians Anita Eseosa Ogbeide, Simone Nash, Sarita Ghaju, Tinashe Dune Pages 259-283 The Beauty of Growing Old in the Republic of Palau Ritabelle Fernandes Pages 285-295 Aging in Turkey: Social, Psychological and Financial Issues Sevilay Şenol Çelik, Azize Atli Özbaş Pages 297-312 1 2 Nextpage Back to top

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