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Handbook of research on multicultural perspectives on gender and aging

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Handbook of research on multicultural perspectives on gender and aging/ Rekha Pande and Theo van der Weide, editors.
other author:	Pande, Rekha,
Published:	Hershey, Pennsylvania :IGI Global, : [2018],
Description:	1 online resource (xxv, 361 p.)
Subject:	Aging -
Online resource:	http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-5225-4772-3
ISBN:	9781522547730 (ebook)

Handbook of research on multicultural perspectives on gender and aging
Handbook of research on multicultural perspectives on gender and aging[electronic resource] /Rekha Pande and Theo van der Weide, editors. - Hershey, Pennsylvania :IGI Global,[2018] - 1 online resource (xxv, 361 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Theories and policies. Chapter 1. Quality of life and aging of women ; Chapter 2. Policies, programs, and schemes for the elderly in India: a critical review ; Chapter 3. Sustainable development plan for aging world population: challenges and way forward -- Section 2. Physical impacts of aging. Chapter 4. Impact of widowhood and disability among elderly ; Chapter 5. Dementia: a capability deprivation for elderly women in India ; Chapter 6. Feminization of old age and experiences of subalternity: the socio-cultural dynamics of inclusion exclusion in urban India ; Chapter 7. Self-esteem during the ageing process ; Chapter 8. The interplay of biological and socio environmental factors in aging and disorders in women -- Section 3. Cultural impacts of aging. Chapter 9. Demographic transition in India: issues and concerns ; Chapter 10. Religiosity and attitude in the face of death in Brazilian elderly ; Chapter 11. Gender dimensions of aging among indigenous people: a case study on Khasi indigenous group in Bangladesh ; Chapter 12. That's my space: ageing, gender, and survival in Ugandan theatre ; Chapter 13. Getting old in little lhasa: experiences of aging in Dharamsala ; Chapter 14. Women, ageism, and sexism: changing paradigms -- Section 4. Social impacts of aging. Chapter 15. The forgotten widows of Vrindavan in India ; Chapter 16. Socio-psychological complexities of aging in Hill areas of Upper Kedar Valley of Indian mid-central Himalayas ; Chapter 17. Concerns of elderly women's wellbeing: some policy issues ; Chapter 18. Gendered understanding of disability and aging: a North Indian context ; Chapter 19. Gender and elderly care in Africa: a challenge to religious institutions ; Chapter 20. Rice plus and family solidarity: rural Cambodian widows' economic coping practices.

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"This book explores the topic of cultural perspectives on aging and gender from various points of view. It analyzes the 'midlife' issues, the physical aspects of aging, and the emotional value in the context of the culture in which people are living"--

ISBN: 9781522547730 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

645066
Aging

LC Class. No.: HQ1061 / .M8165 2018e

Dewey Class. No.: 305.26

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