Aging in the Global South (eBook, ePUB)

Challenges and Opportunities
Redaktion: Alejandria, Maria Carinnes P.; Sacco, Nicolas; Ghosh, Subharati

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a collection of work on aging and development from authors from the global south. Aging is steadily evolving as a public health and social crisis for which countries of the global south are ill-prepared. The forces of development and improved public health services have ensured that human being live longer. But there is enough evidence that such longevity do not commensurate with good health. As such, many countries of the global south are seeing a booming population who are aging in poor health, without the necessary safety net to ensure quality of life. This book discusses work from Asia, Africa, and South America to explore the challenges facing older adults. Topics include: aging in institutions, living arrangements of older adults, food insecurity, social isolation, end of life migration, and policy papers. This is the first book to bring together varied perspectives on the situation of older adults, and the challenges and opportunities that lie in developing innovative, sustainable programs to support elderly care services.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498545303
• Artikelnr.: 56802036

Autorenporträt

Maria Carinnes P. Alejandria-Gonzalez is assistant professor of social science and education at the University of Santo Tomas. Subharati Ghosh is senior program manager of population health and safety at the SEIU 775 Benefits Group. Nicolas Sacco is postdoctoral researcher at the Population Research Institute at Pennsylvania State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Subharati Ghosh, Mark Anthony M. Abenir, Maria Carinnes P.
Alejandria-Gonzalez, Nicolas Sacco
1. An Extraordinary Journey through Time and Age: Mortality in Argentina
Nicolás Sacco
2. Population Aging and Changes in Old Age Transition in Brazil: Past,
Present and Future
Carolina A. Guidotti-Gonzalez
3. Want or Need? The dual nature of older adult migration explored in a
study in Brazil
Marden Campos and Subharati Ghosh
4. The Family Context, Social Capital and Older Adult Well-Being: How are
they Related?
Tannistha Samanta
5. Where to Live and Who Will Care? The Living Arrangements of Older Adults
in India
Subharati Ghosh
6. Healthcare and Ageing Behind the Walls in South-Western Nigeria
Helen Fatoye
7. Re-examining Nigeria's Social Security in the Aspect of Government
Pension
Kudus Oluwatoyin Adebayo, Adebayo Emmanuel Akinyemi, and Isaac Akinkunmi
Adedeji
8. Old Age Income Supports and Security in Thailand: Current and Future
Development
Chalermpol Chamchan
9. Food Insecurity and Resilience: Experiences of Hunger and Poverty among
Older Adults in Manila
Maria Carinnes A. Gonzalez
Conclusion
Subharati Ghosh, Maria Carinnes P. Alejandria-Gonzalez, Nicolas N. Sacco