Ubuntu, the African ethos of caring and sharing, has crucial implications for the elderly throughout sub-Saharan Africa, especially regarding the current situation of family crisis in Africa and African responses to this crisis. Case studies from research on Kenyan elderly illustrate the meanings of Ubuntu in everyday life. Policy implications are also considered
This paper is an attempt to re-examine a culturally located social schema of ubuntuism. Ubuntuism is...
Ubuntu is the African cultural propensity to display empathy, equality, integrity, peaceful coexiste...
“Empowerment” is a key concept in many contemporary endeavours, including social research and social...
Many people argue that 'modernization' will deprive the African elderly of their former roles and su...
Although Ubuntu/Obuntu philosophy remains a foundation for many African communities, there are also ...
Some of the most exciting new gerontology globally is coming out of Africa. African gerontology has ...
The paper, which exploits conceptual analysis techniques, interrogates an African notion of a ‘commu...
Most Western theorists and practices have undermined the richness of African indigenous cultural pra...
It is encouraging to see that a major organization such as the World Health Organization continues t...
Twenty years ago it would have been an impossible task to assemble African scientists and social wel...
Ubuntu is an African concept referring to humanness. It gives expression to deeply-held African idea...
Abstract: Ubuntu is an African concept referring to humanness. It gives expression to deeply-held Af...
Ubuntu lies at the heart of the African way of life and impacts on every aspect of people’s well b...
Global discourse has evidenced that the physical and social environment continues to have a large be...
Global discourse has evidenced that the physical and social environment continues to have a large be...
This paper is an attempt to re-examine a culturally located social schema of ubuntuism. Ubuntuism is...
Ubuntu is the African cultural propensity to display empathy, equality, integrity, peaceful coexiste...
“Empowerment” is a key concept in many contemporary endeavours, including social research and social...
Many people argue that 'modernization' will deprive the African elderly of their former roles and su...
Although Ubuntu/Obuntu philosophy remains a foundation for many African communities, there are also ...
Some of the most exciting new gerontology globally is coming out of Africa. African gerontology has ...
The paper, which exploits conceptual analysis techniques, interrogates an African notion of a ‘commu...
Most Western theorists and practices have undermined the richness of African indigenous cultural pra...
It is encouraging to see that a major organization such as the World Health Organization continues t...
Twenty years ago it would have been an impossible task to assemble African scientists and social wel...
Ubuntu is an African concept referring to humanness. It gives expression to deeply-held African idea...
Abstract: Ubuntu is an African concept referring to humanness. It gives expression to deeply-held Af...
Ubuntu lies at the heart of the African way of life and impacts on every aspect of people’s well b...
Global discourse has evidenced that the physical and social environment continues to have a large be...
Global discourse has evidenced that the physical and social environment continues to have a large be...
This paper is an attempt to re-examine a culturally located social schema of ubuntuism. Ubuntuism is...
Ubuntu is the African cultural propensity to display empathy, equality, integrity, peaceful coexiste...
“Empowerment” is a key concept in many contemporary endeavours, including social research and social...
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