Screen LibraryReciprocity and dependency in old age : Indian and UK perspectives /
This book highlights (1) the significance of reciprocity for the maintenance of self-esteem in old age and (2) the negative implications for the well-being of dependent older people when that significance goes unrecognized and, as a consequence, opportunities to give back to society, as well as take...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
International perspectives on aging ;
v.8 |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6687-1 |
| Summary: |
This book highlights (1) the significance of reciprocity for the maintenance of self-esteem in old age and (2) the negative implications for the well-being of dependent older people when that significance goes unrecognized and, as a consequence, opportunities to give back to society, as well as take from it, are not facilitated by those in a position to do so. The discussion draws on research undertaken in the UK and Southern India into the extent to which having the self-perception of being valued in the world is important to older people in receipt of care support and whether, in their exper |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781461466871 (electronic bk.) 1461466873 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | HV1451 |
| CLC: | D751.686 |
| Contents: |
Foundations of Understanding. A Matter of Dignity -- Setting the Context -- Reciprocity and Old Age -- Hearing Their Voices. Research Design and Methods -- Findings -- The Implications. The Significance of the Findings for the Spiritual Well-Being of Older People Dependent on Formal Care -- The Significance of the Findings for the Theorising of Old Age -- The Significance of the Findings for Eldercare Practice -- Their Journeys and Mine. |