04103nam a22005415i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001600172072001900188072002300207072001700230245012600247250001800373264008200391300004400473336002600517337002600543338003600569347002400605490005300629505082600682520136701508650001702875650002602892650002602918650002802944650004402972650001703016650002603033650002603059650004103085650002903126700008703155710003403242773002603276776003603302776003603338776003603374830006003410856004603470912001403516912001403530999001703544978-981-97-9088-3DE-He21320251030114936.0cr nn 008mamaa250131s2024    si |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97898197908839978-981-97-9088-37 a10.1007/978-981-97-9088-32doi 4aHQ1060-1064 7aJFSP312bicssc 7aSOC0130002bisacsh 7aJBSP42thema10aNavigating Ageing in South Africah[electronic resource] :bInterdisciplinary Perspectives /cedited by Pranitha Maharaj.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aSingapore :bSpringer Nature Singapore :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXIV, 271 p. 10 illus.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aSustainable Development Goals Series,x2523-30920 a1 Understanding ageing in South Africa -- 2 Ageing in South Africa: Trends and determinants -- 3 Ageing in a time of adversity: Personal wellbeing of older people in South Africa -- 4 Poverty among older people in South Africa -- 5 Ageing in anguish: Food insecurity dilemmas confronting older people -- 6 Reciprocity of support in the family: Perspectives of older people -- 7 “I would never be able to pay if it was not for my children”: A qualitative study of obstacles facing older people in obtaining health care -- 8 Understanding dementia and elder abuse in South Africa: The challenge of ‘ageing in place’ with dignity -- 9 Older people’s perceptions and use of technology -- 10 Navigating transnational identity: The experience of older migrants -- 11 Architectural design as a response to the elderly.  aThis book systematically explores the lives and varied experiences of older people in South Africa. Though a relatively youthful country, the share of the population aged sixty and above in South Africa is increasing steadily and is projected to reach 10% of the population by 2025. Population ageing is having major and far-reaching implications for a country with widespread poverty, changing household structures, a heavy burden of communicable diseases, and inadequate health infrastructure. Pandemics, such as HIV/AIDS and COVID-19, exacerbate many of the challenges faced by older people. Drawing on original research from national surveys and case studies, this book explores the various experiences and challenges of older people in their daily lives, such as their healthcare, social and family lives, their socio-economic status, mental health, and what it means to be an older person in South Africa today. Pranitha Maharaj is a Professor in the School of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. She holds a PhD in Population Health and Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. She publishes in top international and national journals, has edited three books, and has completed a five-year term as the editor-in-chief of the Southern African Journal of Demography. 0aGerontology. 0aSocial policy.960914 0aPublic health.961312 0aSocial medicine.962456 0aAfricaxPolitics and government.96766914aGerontology.24aSocial Policy.96091424aPublic Health.96131224aHealth, Medicine and Society.96985324aAfrican Politics.9676711 aMaharaj, Pranitha.eeditor.4edt4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt9906212 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978981979087608iPrinted edition:z978981979089008iPrinted edition:z9789819790906 0aSustainable Development Goals Series,x2523-309296725940uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-9088-3  aZDB-2-SLS  aZDB-2-SXS  c66604d66604