1st Edition
Population Aging in Societal Context Evidence from Nepal
Introduction
1. Introduction: Population Aging in Societal Context. An Institutional and Life Course Perspective
Mark Tausig, Janardan Subedi, and Saruna Ghimire
Part I: The Global Context of Aging in Nepal
2. The Demographic Context of Aging in Nepal
Krishna Sapkota, Aman Shrestha, and J. Scott Brown
3. Comparative Perspectives on Aging and the Reality of Nepal
Sara Parker, Rose Khatri, Laxmi Timilsina, and Ian G. Cook
Part II: Theoretical Perspectives
4. An Institutional and Life Course Model of Aging in Nepal
Mark Tausig and Janardan Subedi
5. Life Course Perspective on Aging in the Context of Nepal
Isha Karmacharya, Saruna Ghimire, and Jennifer Kinney
Part III: Socio-Cultural Context of Aging in Nepal
6. Being Old in Nepali Culture
Hom Nath Chalise
7. The Intersections of Gender and Caste: Cumulative Dis/Advantage and Later-Life Health in Nepal
Tirth R. Bhatta, Nirmala Lekhak, Moushumi Roy, and Kat Fuller
8. Aging and the Family in Contemporary Nepal
Sarah Speck
Part IV: The Nepali State as Context
9. Medical Systems and Aging
Mark Tausig, Saruna Ghimire and Janardan Subedi
10. Policies and Programs on Aging in the Political Context of Nepal
Mark Tausig and Janardan Subedi
11. Aging Research in the Context of Nepal
Janardan Subedi and Mark Tausig
Conclusion
12. Population Aging in Societal Context: Summary of Findings
Mark Tausig, Janardan Subedi, and Saruna Ghimire
Biography
Mark Tausig, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Akron, USA. For 30 years he has researched mental health and aging in Nepal, publishing numerous papers and book chapters on these topics.
Janardan Subedi, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Sociology and Gerontology and a Research Fellow at the Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Community Medicine at Chitwan Medical College, Tribhuvan University, Chitwan, Nepal, and Director of the Miami Center for Nepal Studies, Miami University.
Saruna Ghimire, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Gerontology and a Research Fellow at the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA. She focuses on health and well-being in later life, particularly the social determinants of healthy aging in diverse communities. She incorporates culturally sensitive approaches to address healthcare disparities and maintains ongoing research projects in the United States, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
