Posts Tagged ‘families’

Aging and the Indian Diaspora: Cosmopolitan Families in India and Abroad (Tracking Globalization)

Friday, February 5th, 2010
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The proliferation of old age homes and increasing numbers of elderly living alone are startling new phenomena in India. These trends are related to extensive overseas migration and the transnational dispersal of families. In this moving and insightful account, Sarah Lamb shows that older persons are innovative agents in the processes of social-cult[Read More]


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Aging Families and Caregiving (Wiley Series in Clinical Geropsychology)

Thursday, February 4th, 2010
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With the field of geriatric mental health growing rapidly in the next decade as the Baby Boomers age, this timely guide brings together a notable team of international contributors to provide guidance for caregivers, families, and those who counsel them on managing caregiving challenges for aging family members. Aging Families and Caregiving helps [Read More]


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When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
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What will you do when you get the call that a loved one has had a heart attack or a stroke? Or when you realize that a family member is too frail to live alone, but too healthy for a nursing home?Journalist Paula Span shares the resonant narratives of several families who faced these questions. Each family contemplates the alternatives in elder c[Read More]


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