| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 468 pages) |
| Contents |
SECTION 1 INDIGENOUS CULTURAL BELIEFS AND VIEWS ON AGING -- 1. The Cultural Determinants of Healthy Indigenous Aging -- 2. Active Aging in Mountainous Villages: An Ethnographic Study of Indigenous Older Adults in Taiwan -- 3. Locating Aging in India: Indigenous Perspectives of the Khasis and Jad Bhotiyas -- 4. Sociocultural Beliefs and Health-Seeking Behavior Among Older Adults in Selected Rural and Urban Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria -- SECTION 2 AGING AND SOCIAL POLICY -- 5. Lapland in Transformation: Impacts on Cultural Well-Being of the Older Population, with Special Reference to Indigenous Residents -- 6. Indigenous Older Adults in Taiwan: The Aging Population and Related Policy -- 7. Development of the Indigenous Long-Term Care System Between 2007 and 2016 in Taiwan: A Perspective on Cultural Safety -- 8. Indigenous Spirituality, Decolonization, and Restoration of Traditional Elders' Ancestral Knowledge Today: Social Work and Aging -- SECTION 3 EFFECTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE ON COMMUNITIES, FAMILIES, AND OLDER PERSONS -- 9. Aging in the Contested Floodplain: Challenges of Indigenous People of the Kafue Flats, Zambia -- 10. Survival Strategies of Older Adults in the Manipuri Community in Bangladesh -- 11. Elderly Care in Rural Ghana: Support System and Survival Strategies of Older Persons in Bamang, Ashanti Region, Ghana -- 12. Socioemotional Challenges of Indigenous Elders: A Study Based on a Rural Village in Northern Sri Lanka -- SECTION 4. EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES -- 13. Etahi Kaumātua Mokemoke: Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Māori Living in Aotearoa New Zealand -- 14. Loneliness Among Indigenous People in Chile: A Neglected Issue -- SECTION 5CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS OLDER PERSONS -- 15. Honoring and Preserving Culture Through Indigenous Cultural Generative Acts to Reduce Generative Mismatch and Improve the Health of All Generations -- 16. Continuity, Connectedness, and Community: An Alaska Native Life Cycle and Explanatory Model of Caregiving Networks -- 17. Reigniting the Indigenous Spirit: Indigenous Elders and Organizations -- 18. Examining Intergenerational Ties and Roles: From the Lens of Tribal Older Persons in India -- 19. Shared Roles and Responsibilities of Older Adults in Jaffna, Sri Lanka: Unrecognized Contributions to Their Families and Communities |
| Summary |
This book represents a collection of chapters by authors committed to Indigenous aging around globe and older adults' contributions to their social, economic, and cultural environments. As the number of older people around the world continues to increase, it is important for families, communities, governments, and nations to have a better understanding of their older adults and their unique contributions, as well as their interests and needs, to ensure that they are able to age with dignity and respect and contribute to the overall health and well-being of their people and environments. The volume will include chapters from authors representing Indigenous populations from many parts of the world, who describe; 1) research studies on the social aspects of aging among Indigenous populations, including cultural, social, and/or economic contributions of older Indigenous adults in their communities, 2) perceptions of aging and well-being among international Indigenous populations, 3) theories about Indigenous aging, and 4) policy and intervention practices (i.e., programs and services) related to older Indigenous adults. The book's chapters also point to current and emerging areas of tension and challenges facing Indigenous older persons due to economic, social and other changes in society |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed Feb 20th, 2023) |
| Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- Social conditions -- Cross-cultural studies
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Older people -- Social conditions -- Cross-cultural studies
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Aging -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studies
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Aging -- Social aspects
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Indigenous peoples -- Social conditions
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Older people -- Social conditions
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lewis, Jordan Paul, editor.
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Heinonen, Tuula, editor
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| ISBN |
0197677223 |
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9780197677223 |
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9780197677230 |
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0197677231 |
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