2005 -- DRACKLÉ, DORLE (Ed.)

Alt und zahm? Alter und älter werden in unterschiedlichen Kulturen
(Hamburger Beiträge zur öffentlichen Wissenschaft Band 15)
Berlin: Reimer Verlag 1998
203 pp., DM 48,-; ISBN 496-02648-0

Old and tame? Age and aging in different cultures
Based on a series of lectures at the University of Hamburg, these papers contribute to the discussion on the anthropology of aging and comprise theoretical, applied, and cultural-historical topics. Starting from customs of dealing with old age in Germany, the authors have asked whether (and how) this is different in other cultures.

• MARZI, HILTRUD: Anthropological research on aging
  
• KAUTH-KOKSHOORN, ERICH-MARCEL: Life- and living conditions of elderly Hamburg citizens
  
• HAHN, WOLFGANG: Anthropological work in a home for the aged
  
• BÖCK, MONIKA & UTE DIECKMANN: Report on fieldwork in the Cologne/Bonn area
  
• DRACKLÉ, DORLE: Opinions on aging in Odemira (Alentejo, Portugal)
  
• KRIEG, RENATE: Aging in China
  
• FORMANEK, SUSANNE: Aging in Japan in historical perspective
  
• MÜNZEL, MARK: Letting die among a native group in South America
  
• FÖRSTER, TILL: On youth and aging among the Senufo (Côte d'Ivoire)
  
• IKEN, ADELHEID: The situation of women among the Mahria in Northern Dafur (Sudan)
  
• JENSEN, JÜRGEN: Caring for the aged among the Chagga (Tanzania) - between tradition and modernity

Keywords: age, aging, culture and aging