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

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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