Culture, context and aging of older Indians : narratives from India and beyond / Jagriti Gangopadhyay.
Gangopadhyay, Jagriti.
2021
HQ1064.I4
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Title Culture, context and aging of older Indians : narratives from India and beyond / Jagriti Gangopadhyay.
Author Gangopadhyay, Jagriti.
ISBN 9789811627903 (electronic bk.)
9811627908 (electronic bk.)
9811627894
9789811627897
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2790-3
Published Singapore : Springer, 2021.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-981-16-2790-3 doi
Call Number HQ1064.I4
Dewey Decimal Classification 305.260954
Summary This book discusses the intersections between culture, context, and aging. It adopts a socio-cultural lens and highlights emotional, social, and psychological issues of the older adults in urban India. It is set in multiple sites such as Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, and Saskatoon to indicate how different cultural practices and contextual factors play an integral role in determining the course of aging. It also focuses on different narratives such as older adults living with adult children, older adults living with spouse, and older adults living alone to demonstrate the intricate process of growing old. Drawing from various sites and living arrangements of older adults, it sheds light on cultural constructions of growing old, ideas of belonging, the inevitability of death, everyday processes of aging, perceptions associated with growing old in India, acceptance of the aging body, and intergenerational ties in later lives. Given its scope, the book is essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of sociology, demography, and social scientists studying aging.
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