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Old people and funerals in a rural Ghanaian community
 — ambiguities in family care
Author(s)S van der Geest
Journal titleSouthern African Journal of Gerontology, vol 4, no 2, October 1995
Pagespp 33-40
KeywordsFamily care ; Death ; Funeral services ; Ghana.
AnnotationExplores the meaning of funerals for older people and draws attention to a common discrepancy between the grandness of funerals and the poor quality of care and support which older people receive during the last years of their lives.
Accession NumberCPA-960123005 A
ClassmarkP6:SJ: CW: OX: 7MS

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