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Book SynopsisThe chapters in this book describe the current situation and changes that affect the health and well-being of different Indigenous populations around the world. They also highlight the adaptations and strengths of older people as they find ways to meet current challenges in their lives.
Trade ReviewThe book focuses on the mental, physical, and social challenges older people are experiencing regarding social change in the growing community. The book is a helpful learning tool for instructors, undergraduate and graduate students, and healthcare practitioners across the globe...It is rich in understanding the uniqueness of diverse cultures on issues concerning indigenous older adults. * Dolapo Adeniji, Ph.D., MSW, MEd, Department of Social Work College of Health and Human Services Indiana State University *
Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Cultural Determinants of Healthy Indigenous Aging Michael Yellow Bird, Gina Belton and Jamie Jensen Chapter 2. Active Aging in Mountainous Villages: An Ethnographic Study of Indigenous Older Adults in Taiwan Hai Luo Chapter 3. Locating Aging in India: Indigenous Perspectives of the Khasis and Jad Bhotiyas Juster Lyngdoh and Malathi Adudsumalli Chapter 4. Socio-cultural Beliefs and Health Seeking Behavior among Older Adults in Selected Rural and Urban Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria Fatai A. Badru and Oluwafunmilayo T. Adekola B. Aging and Social Policy: Challenges and Effects on Indigenous Older Persons Chapter 5. Lapland in Transformation: Impacts on Cultural Well-Being of the Older Population, with Special Reference to Indigenous Residents Shahnaj Begum Chapter 6. Indigenous Adults in Taiwan: The Aging Population and Related Policy Kui Kasirisir and Hai Luo Chapter 7. Development of the Indigenous Long Term Care System in Taiwan Hung-Yu Ru Chapter 8. Indigenous Spirituality, Decolonization and Restoration of Traditional Elders' Ancestral Knowledge Today: Social Work and Aging Julian Kunnie C. Effects of Social Change on Communities, Families and Older Persons Chapter 9. Aging in the Contested Floodplain: Challenges of Indigenous People of the Kafue Flats Fred Moonga Chapter 10. Survival Strategies of Older Adults in the Manipuri Community in Bangladesh Tulshi Kumar Das Chapter 11. Elderly Care in Rural Ghana: Support System and Survival Strategies of Older Persons in Bamang, Ashanti Region Kwadwo Ofori-Dua Chapter 12. Socioemotional Challenges of Indigenous Elders: A Study Based on a Rural Village of Northern Sri Lanka Subramaniam Jeevasuthan and Varatharajah Jeyaruban D. Emotional and Psychological Issues Chapter 13. Etahi Kaum? tua Momeki: Social Isolation and Loneliness among Older M?ori Living in Aotearoa, New Zealand Tess Moeke-Maxwell, Stella Black, Tessa Morgan, Janine Wiles and Merryn Gott Chapter 14. Loneliness among Indigenous People in Chile: A Neglected Issue Lorena P. Gallardo-Peralta, Esteban Sànchez-Moreno and Vicente Rodriguez-Rodriguez E. Contributions of Indigenous Older Persons Chapter 15. Honoring and Preserving Culture through Indigenous Cultural Generative Acts to Reduce Generative Mismatch and Improve the Health of All Generations Jordan Lewis Chapter 16. Continuity, Connectedness and Community: An Alaska Native Lifecycle and Explanatory Model of Caregiving Networks Maria Crouch and Rosellen Rosich Chapter 17. Reigniting the Indigenous Spirit: Indigenous Elders and Organizations Jason Albert, Susannah Walker and Gilbert Kewistep Chapter 18. Examining Inter-Generational Ties and Roles: From the Lens of Tribal Older Persons in India Jennifer Philip and Asha Banu Soletti Chapter 19. Shared Role and Responsibilities of Older Adults in Jaffna, Sri Lanka: Unrecognized Contributions to their Families and Communities Shamila Sivukumaran and Subramaniam Jeevasuthan Conclusion Tuula Heinonen (with Jordan Lewis) Index
