BCM Ncube
Un-African aging? Discourses of the socio-spatial welfare for older people in urban Zimbabwe
Ncube, BCM; Goodman Nhapi, T
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T Goodman Nhapi
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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Ncube, B., & Goodman Nhapi, T. (2022). Un-African aging? Discourses of the socio-spatial welfare for older people in urban Zimbabwe. Architecture and Culture, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/20507828.2021.2021746
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Feb 14, 2022 |
Publication Date | Feb 14, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Mar 2, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 2, 2022 |
Journal | Architecture & Culture |
Print ISSN | 2050-7828 |
Electronic ISSN | 2050-7836 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 1-18 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/20507828.2021.2021746 |
Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.1080/20507828.2021.2021746 |
Related Public URLs | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rfac20 |
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