elders
Celebrating Elders
On Friday and Saturday, September 30 and October 1, a Tahitian group organized a contest to see who could prepare the best traditional feast celebrating elderly Tahitians, particularly older women. A group called the Fédération Te Ui Hotu Rau No Pare Nui and the town of Pirae, a part of Papeete, the capital city of […]
Well-Being among Thai Elders [journal article review]
According to a recent study, elderly Thai people have a generally positive sense of their own well-being, the result, in part, of the social interconnections that they emphasize in their culture. A study by four researchers published last year in the journal The Gerontologist points out that psychological well-being in many cultures is tied to […]
