Thailand established the National Elderly Council in 1982 to begin to address issues impacting the elderly. Nine years later; in 1991; as the United Nations Assembly recognized elderly rights with respect to autonomy; involvement; care;…
This ethnographic study sought to explore family relationships; roles and the meaning of active aging among rural Northeastern Thai elders. Study participants consisted of 58 elderly informants and 45 family members from 44 different family…