Changes in care : aging, migration, and social class in West Africa

Cati Coe

Introduction -- The Orthodoxy of Family Care -- Changes in Aging in the Rural Towns of the Eastern Region -- Heterodox Ideas of Elder Care: From Nursing Homes to Savings -- Alterodox Practices of Elder Care: Domestic Service and Neighborliness -- "Loneliness Kills": Stimulating Sociality among Older Churchgoers -- Changes in Aging in Urban Ghana -- Market-based Solutions for the Globally Connected Middle Class -- Going to School to be a Carer: A New Occupation and the Enchantment of Nursing Education -- Carers as Househelp: Aging and Social Inequality in Urban Households -- Conclusion.

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Year of publication:	[2022]
Authors:	Coe, Cati
Publisher:	New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press
Subject:	Alternde Bevölkerung \| Aging population \| Altenhilfe \| Elderly care \| Sozialer Dienst \| Social services \| Sozialer Wandel \| Social change \| Soziale Lage \| Social situation \| Westafrika \| West Africa \| Ghana \| Altern \| Pflege
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	vii, 235 Seiten Illustrationen
Series:	Global perspectives on aging
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 209-226. - Index
ISBN:	978-1-9788-2325-9 ; 978-1-9788-2324-2 ; 978-1-9788-2326-6 ; 978-1-9788-2327-3 ; 978-1-9788-2328-0
Classification:	Ethnologie: Allgemeines ; Alterssoziologie
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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