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This volume brings together chapters about aging in many non-Western cultures, from Africa and Asia to South America, from American Indians to Australian and Ha

The collective, inclusive, and intersectional framework used in this book speaks to the significance of understanding aging across diverse cultures from multipl

In an attempt to understand the meaning of ageing and the treatment of the aged in different cultures, seven anthropologists have made studies of 10 communities

This open access book provides a comprehensive perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways

Rapid population aging, once associated with only a select group of modern industrialized nations, has now become a topic of increasing global concern. This vol