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Cultural and moral values surrounding care and (in)dependence in late life
— reflections from India in an era of global modernity | | Author(s) | Sarah Lamb |
| Journal title | Care Management Journals, vol 6, no 2, Summer 2005 |
| Pages | pp 80-89 |
| Source | http://www.springerpub.com |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Attitude ; The Family ; Family care ; Care homes ; Qualitative Studies ; India. |
| Annotation | In India, many are participating in a shift from the intergenerational family as the central site of ageing and elder care, to an increasing reliance on individual selves, the state, and private institutions. Over recent years, the nation has witnessed a proliferation of old age homes and a new industry of ageing-focused institutions offering social, emotional and practical support for older people living alone. This article examines Indians' perspectives on elder care and the significant changes under way in their nation. Qualitative ethnographic fieldwork was conducted primarily in Kolbata (formerly Calcutta) with older older people, their families and community members, with a focus on old age homes. Beliefs and practices surrounding competing models of elder care - such as in the family or in care homes - speak not only to elder care per se, but also to broader cultural moral visions of the relationship between older people, families and states, and the nature and aims of the human life course. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070109221 A |
| Classmark | BG: DP: SJ: P6:SJ: KW: 3DP: 7FA |
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