Social aspects of aging in indigenous communities / Jordan P. Lewis and Tuula Heinonen, co-editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lewis, Jordan Paul, editor.

Heinonen, Tuula, 1952- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Social life and customs.

Indigenous peoples.

Older people--Social conditions.

Older people.

Aging--Social aspects.

Aging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (489 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

The chapters in this book describe the current situation and changes that affect the health and well-being of different Indigenous populations around the world. They also highlight the adaptations and strengths of older people as they find ways to meet current challenges in their lives.

Contents:

The cultural determinants of healthy indigenous aging / Michael Yellowbird, Gina Belton and Jamie Jensen

Active aging in mountainous villages : an ethnographic study of indigenous older adults in Taiwan / Hai Luo

Locating aging in India : indigenous perspectives of the Khasis and Jad Bhotiyas / Juster Lyngdoh and Malathi Adudsumalli

Socio-cultural beliefs and health seeking behavior among older adults in selected rural and urban areas in Lagos State, Nigeria / Fatai A. Badru and Oluwafunmilayo T. Adekola

Lapland in transformation : impacts on cultural well-being of the older population, with special reference to indigenous residents / Shahnaj Begum

Indigenous adults in Taiwan : the aging population and related policy / Kui Kasirisir and Hai Luo

Development of the indigenous long term care system in Taiwan / Hung-Yu Ru

Indigenous spirituality, decolonization and restoration of traditional elders' ancestral knowledge today : social work and aging / Julian Kunnie

Aging in the contested floodplain : challenges of indigenous people of the Kafue Flats / Fred Moonga

Survival strategies of older adults in the Manipuri community in Bangladesh / Tulshi Kumar Das

Elderly care in rural Ghana : support system and survival strategies of older persons in Bamang, Ashanti Region / Kwadwo Ofori-Dua

Socioemotional challenges of indigenous elders : a study based on a rural village of northern Sri Lanka / Subramaniam Jeevasuthan and Varatharajah Jeyaruban

Etahi Kaumā tua Momeki : social isolation and loneliness among older Māori living in Aotearoa, New Zealand / Tess Moeke-Maxwell, Stella Black, Tessa Morgan, Janine Wiles and Merryn Gott

Loneliness among indigenous people in Chile : a neglected issue / Lorena P. Gallardo-Peralta, Esteban Sànchez-Moreno and Vicente Rodriguez-Rodriguez

Honoring and preserving culture through indigenous cultural generative acts to reduce generative mismatch and improve the health of all generations / Jordan Lewis

Continuity, connectedness and community : an Alaska native lifecycle and explanatory model of caregiving networks / Maria Crouch and Rosellen Rosich

Reigniting the indigenous spirit : indigenous elders and organizations / Jason Albert, Susannah Walker and Gilbert Kewistep

Examining inter-generational ties and roles : from the lens of tribal older persons in India / Jennifer Philip and Asha Banu Soletti

Shared role and responsibilities of older adults in Jaffna, Sri Lanka : unrecognized contributions to their families and communities / Shamila Sivukumaran and Subramaniam Jeevasuthan

Examining inter-generational ties and roles : from the lens of tribal older persons (India) / Jennifer Philip and Asha Banu Soletti

Conclusion / Tuula Heinonen with Jordan Lewis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-767723-1

0-19-767724-X

0-19-767722-3