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Title: Growing Old in Helambu: Aging, Migration and Family Structure among Sherpas
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Cynthia M. Beall
Melvin C. Goldstein
One Sentence Summary: The article discusses elderly people in Sherpa society.

Description: The article discusses elderly people in Sherpa society. It describes aging, migration, and family structure among Sherpas in the Helambu region. It takes a reference of the studies of Prof. Haimendorf and Prof. Ortner, both whom report that the unhappy state of the elderly in Sherpa society is a 'flaw' in Sherpa culture, but the author argues that this is an over-simplification. The status of the elderly in Helambu (and presumably Solu-khumbu) reflects not "traditional" culture but the indirect impact of modernization and the world economic system. The elderly left behind are placed in a new and precarious situation where the old forms of social support and maintenance are disappearing. The author further writes that the example of the Sherpas may represent a rather frightening portrait of the future. It could be argued that the wealth and physical fitness of the elderly in Helambu have softened the negative effect of indirect modernization and focused attention on psychological well-being and happiness rather than on survival. In rural areas with less wealth, present and future modernization may pose a serious threat to the level of subsistence of the elderly. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-19)

Publisher Place: Kirtipur, Nepal
Publisher: Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Normalized publisher place: Kathmandu
Publisher country: Nepal
Publisher URL: http://www.cnastu.org.np/
Published Date: 1980-12
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/contributions/CNAS_08_01_03.pdf
Subject: Sherpas
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Nepal -- Contributions to Nepalese Studies -- (1980) Vol. 8, no. 1
Cultural Coverage: Nepal
Tibet
Language: English
Source: Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Source Editor: Madhav Raj Pande
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 8
Source Number: 1
Source Page Numbers: 41-56
ISBN/ISSN: 3767574

Means of availability: Available online as a PDF within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database.

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