Reciprocity and dependency in old age : Indian and UK perspectives /

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Author / Creator:	Thompson, Sue.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Springer, c2013.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	International perspectives on aging ; v.8 International Perspectives on Aging ; v.8.
Subject:	Older people -- Care -- Great Britain. Older people -- Care -- India. Older people -- Great Britain -- Social conditions. Older people -- India -- Social conditions. Older people -- Care. Older people -- Social conditions. Great Britain. India. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9850768

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ISBN:	9781461466871 (electronic bk.) 1461466873 (electronic bk.) 9781461466864
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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

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