{"product_id":"caring-for-the-people-of-jonathan-yahalom-9780806162683","title":"Caring for the People of the Clouds: Aging and Dementia in Oaxaca","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In rural Mexico, people often say that Alzheimer's does not exist. \"People do not have Alzheimer's because they don't need to worry,\" said one Oaxacan, explaining that locals lack the stresses that people face \"over there\"--that is, in the modern world. Alzheimer's and related dementias carry a stigma. In contrast to the way elders are revered for remembering local traditions, dementia symbolizes how modern families have forgotten the communal values that bring them together.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eCaring for the People of the Clouds\u003c\/em\u003e, psychologist Jonathan Yahalom provides an emotionally evocative, story-rich analysis of family caregiving for Oaxacan elders living with dementia. Based on his extensive research in a Zapotec community, Yahalom presents the conflicted experience of providing care in a setting where illness is steeped in stigma and locals are concerned about social cohesion. Traditionally, the Zapotec, or \"people of the clouds,\" respected their elders and venerated their ancestors. Dementia reveals the difficulty of upholding those ideals today. Yahalom looks at how dementia is understood in a medically pluralist landscape, how it is treated in a setting marked by social tension, and how caregivers endure challenges among their families and the broader community.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yahalom argues that caregiving involves more than just a response to human dependency; it is central to regenerating local values and family relationships threatened by broader social change. In so doing, the author bridges concepts in mental health with theory from medical anthropology. Unique in its interdisciplinary approach, this book advances theory pertaining to cross-cultural psychology and develops anthropological insights about how aging, dementia, and caregiving disclose the intimacies of family life in Oaxaca.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Yahalom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806162686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806162683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Jonathan Yahalom","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926258385151,"sku":"9780806162683","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c565f547-967c-4951-ac44-7281fcf1d09a.jpg?v=1681082077","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/caring-for-the-people-of-jonathan-yahalom-9780806162683","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}