Families, Intergenerational Bonds, and Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa

Isabella Aboderin; Jaco Hoffman

doi:10.1017/S0714980815000239

Families, Intergenerational Bonds, and Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa

Can J Aging. 2015 Sep;34(3):282-9. doi: 10.1017/S0714980815000239.

Authors

Isabella Aboderin¹, Jaco Hoffman²

Affiliations

¹ African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC),Kenya.
² African Unit for Trans-disciplinary Health Research,North West University,South Africa.

PMID: 26300188
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980815000239

Abstract

This Research Note proposes a rationale, and offers a set of initial parameters, for an explicit effort to forge a policy and scientifically relevant family gerontology for Africa. It builds on a critical appraisal of dominant policy discourses in the region and existing research efforts on families and aging, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa.

Keywords: aging; families; familles; intergenerational bonds; l'Afrique sub-saharienne; liens intergénérationnels; sub-Saharan Africa; vieillissment.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara
Aged
Aging / physiology*
Family*
Humans
Intergenerational Relations*
Population Dynamics