Empowering older people : an international approach /

Empowering older people : an international approach /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Westport, Conn. : Auburn House, 1995.
Description:	xiv, 219 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Older people -- Cross-cultural studies. Power (Social sciences) -- Cross-cultural studies. Autonomy (Psychology) -- Cross-cultural studies. Autonomy (Psychology) Older people. Power (Social sciences) Cross-cultural studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2396397

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Other authors / contributors:	Thursz, Daniel. Nusberg, Charlotte. Prather, Johnnie. International Federation on Ageing.
ISBN:	0865692386 (alk. paper) 0865692580 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Notes:	"Published in cooperation with the International Federation on Ageing." Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
The Concept An Aging Perspective on Empowerment
Empowerment
As Illustrated by a Bear, Napoleon, and Others
A Second Opinion
Empowered Organizations Seniors Organizations and Seniors' Empowerment
An International Perspective
Empowering Older Persons through Organizations
A Case Study
Tradition Impedes Organizational Empowerment in Japan
Establishing a Seniors' Organization in Denmark
The Empowered Individual Hearts and Minds
Elder Empowerment and Cultural Revolution
The Psychological Basis for Empowerment
Empowering Older Mexicans through Study and Action
In Developing Countries Older Persons
Issues Concerning Their Empowerment and Participation in Development
The Aged and Development
Mutual Beneficiaries
Older Persons in Pakistan: Their Major Problems and Empowerment Strategy
Roads to Empowerment Research as a Tool for Empowerment
Conclusion