Linked lives elder care, migration, and kinship in Sri Lanka

When youth shake off their rural roots and middle-aged people migrate for economic opportunities, what happens to the grandparents left at home? Linked Lives provides readers with intimate glimpses into homes in a Sri Lankan Buddhist village, where elders wisely use their moral authority and their c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gamburd, Michele Ruth
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Jersey ; London Rutgers University Press 2020, ©2021
Series:Global perspectives on aging
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Collection: DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:When youth shake off their rural roots and middle-aged people migrate for economic opportunities, what happens to the grandparents left at home? Linked Lives provides readers with intimate glimpses into homes in a Sri Lankan Buddhist village, where elders wisely use their moral authority and their control over valuable property to assure that they receive both physical and spiritual care when they need it. The care work that grandparents do for grandchildren allows labor migration and contributes to the overall well-being of the extended family. The book considers the efforts migrant workers make to build and buy houses and the ways those rooms and walls constrain social activities. It outlines the strategies elders employ to age in place, and the alternatives they face in local old folks’ homes. Based on ethnographic work done over a decade, Michele Gamburd shows how elders face the challenges of a rapidly globalizing world.
Physical Description:194 Seiten
ISBN:9781978815322
9781978815339