Un-African Aging? Discourses of the Socio-Spatial Welfare for Older People in Urban Zimbabwe

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI:10.1080/20507828.2021.2021746

Chiko Ncube, Tatenda Goodman Nhapi

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Abstract

Abstract Global discourse has evidenced that the physical and social environment continues to have a large bearing on how people age, resulting in growing recognition of the socio-spatial needs of older people in urban environments. This article examines the representation of Zimbabwe’s older people, a subject that has rarely been the focus of critical analysis. A sample of national policy documents and media articles were carefully selected and inspected to determine the level of presence of older people’s welfare using discourse analysis. The article shows how the discourses on spaces of welfare for older people in Zimbabwe are layered and multidimensional. This includes challenges of access to spaces of welfare, the abandonment and neglect of older people, as well as the changes to family and community support known as Ubuntu.

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非非洲人衰老吗?津巴布韦城市老年人社会空间福利话语

全球话语已经证明，物质和社会环境继续对人们的老龄化方式产生重大影响，导致人们越来越认识到城市环境中老年人的社会空间需求。本文考察了津巴布韦老年人的代表性，这一主题很少成为批判性分析的焦点。通过对国家政策文件和媒体文章样本的仔细挑选和检查，利用话语分析来确定老年人福利的存在程度。这篇文章显示了津巴布韦老年人福利空间的论述是如何分层和多维的。这包括获得福利空间的挑战，老年人的遗弃和忽视，以及家庭和社区支持的变化，即Ubuntu。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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