The Collective Spirit of Aging Across Cultures
The collective, inclusive, and intersectional framework used in this book speaks to the significance of understanding aging across diverse cultures from multiple perspectives, but still as a shared human experience. The underlying message of t
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Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi Gaynell M. Simpson Nancy Giunta Editors
The Collective Spirit of Aging Across Cultures
International Perspectives on Aging Volume 9
Series editors Jason L. Powell, Preston, Lancashire, UK Sheying Chen, New York, USA
For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/8818
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Editors Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi School of Social Work Morgan State University Baltimore, MD USA
Nancy Giunta Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College The City University of New York New York, NY USA
Gaynell M. Simpson School of Social Work University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL USA
ISSN 2197-5841 ISSN 2197-585X (electronic) ISBN 978-94-017-8593-8 ISBN 978-94-017-8594-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8594-5 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014930186 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To all of my earthly angels who carried me to this place and to my spiritual ancestors may your ‘‘truth’’ be witness in my future generation of nephews and nieces—Kirsten G. Simpson-Winston and Alex Seddon —Gaynell M. Sim
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