The socialisation of aged bodies: A case study of a state-managed care home in Goa

This paper examines the socialization of residents in a state managed care home in Goa. It focusses on how self, bodies and place are constructed and reconstructed by residents of a North Goa Care Home (NGCH). The paper will attempt to evince the above by highlighting five socialization processes en...

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Main Author: Deborah Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh Library 2012-09-01
Series:The South Asianist
Online Access:http://www.southasianist.ed.ac.uk/article/view/57