Foundations of Understanding. A Matter of Dignity -- Setting the Context -- Reciprocity and Old Age -- Hearing Their Voices. Research Design and Methods -- Findings -- The Implications. The Significance of the Findings for the Spiritual Well-Being of Older People Dependent on Formal Care -- The Significance of the Findings for the Theorising of Old Age -- The Significance of the Findings for Eldercare Practice -- Their Journeys and Mine
Summary
This book highlights (1) the significance of reciprocity for the maintenance of self-esteem in old age and (2) the negative implications for the well-being of dependent older people when that significance goes unrecognized and, as a consequence, opportunities to give back to society, as well as take from it, are not facilitated by those in a position to do so. The discussion draws on research undertaken in the UK and Southern India into the extent to which having the self-perception of being valued in the world is important to older people in receipt of care support and whether, in their exper
