Growing old in Cameroon: gender, vulnerability, and social capital
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Contents
Preface
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
1
Introduction, Context, and Background
1
1.0
Introduction
1
1.1
Inadequacies of Current Literature and New Dimension
of the Research
11
1.2
Statement of the Research Problem
13
13
Research Questions and Specific Objectives
15
2
Theoretical Considerations
17
2.0
Introduction
17
2.1
Downside of Colonialism and Alternative
Theoretical Frameworks
18
2.2
Old Age, Poverty, and Re-appraising the Role of the
State in Social Policy
22
2.3
The Concept of Social Security and Social Protection
25
2.4
Conceptualising Social Capital and Collective Agency
31
2.5
Feminist Critiques on the Welfare State and
Women's Subordination
37
3
Social Security and the African Perspective
41
3.0
Introduction
41
3.1
Social Protection and Traditional Support Mechanisms
42
3.2
Mapping the Social Security Institutions and Protection
Policies in Africa
4
111
iv Contents
4
Social
Security and Elderly Welfare Support in Cameroon
57
4.0
Introduction
57
4.1
History, Economic Perspective, and Political Conditions
59
4.2
Ageing and Social Security in Cameroon
. _. 61
4.3
Administration and Social Security Regime in Cameroon
68
4.4
Pitfalls of Cameroon's Social Security System
69
4.5
Alternative Forms of Reciprocity, Mutual Support, and
Social Security
76
5
Gender Dynamics of Population Ageing
82
5.0
Introduction
82
5.1
An Overview of Gender and Ageing in Africa
84
5.2
Socio-Economic Perspectives on Gender and Ageing
85
5.3
Women, Widowhood, and Ageing
89
5.4
Bringing Men into the Discourse on Ageing
92
5.5
Situating the Debate on Gender and Formal Social Security
94
5.6
Gender Concerns and Informal Social
Security Arrangements
95
6
Research Methods
98
6.0
Introduction
98
6.1
Period of Research
100
6.2
Location of the Research
101
6.3
Sample and Sampling Frame
105
6.4
Conduct of Interviews
106
6.5
Participant Observation
108
6.6
Focus Group Discussion
108
6.7
Data Analysis
109
7
Data Analysis, Presentation of Findings, and Field Results
110
7.0
Introduction
110
7.1
Socio-Demographic Variables
114
7.2
Conclusion
127
8
Older People's Narratives
129
8.0
Introduction
129
8.1
Debunking the Myth of Old People as a Burden
130
8.2
Cultural Attributes Connected to Old People
135
8.3
Plight, Coping Mechanisms and Livelihood of
Old People in Rural Semi-Urban, and Urban Areas
137
8.4
Building Social Capital, Forms of Reciprocity,
and Networking
8.5
Variations in Levels of Care for Old People and
Impact of Remittances
149
Contents
v
8.6
Old People and the Negotiation of Livelihoods in the
Informal Sector
151
8.7
Kinship-Based and Other Traditional Forms of Support
156
8.8
Faith-Based Support for Old People
160
8.9
Elder Abuse and Forms of Disrespect
162
8.10
Redressing the Plight of the Elderly: Viewpoints and
Suggestions from Interviewees Themselves
164
8.11
Dilemma of Widows and Widowers
166
9
Filling the Gaps: Building Social Capital and Semi-formal
Protection Schemes
172
9.0
Introduction
172
9.1
Mutual Societies and Social Protection
175
9.2
Police Wives Social Group-GMI/G Bamenda
180
9.3
Njangis and Semi-formal Coverage: Case of Wimbum
Women's and Men's Njangi
183
9.4
Semi-Formal Protection within Professional Corps:
Cameroon Teachers Trade Union and Secondary
Education Teachers Socials
188
9.5
Faith-based Organizations and Social Protection:
Case of the Christian Women's Fellowship and
Muslim Religion
194
9.6
Village-based Organizations and Social Protection:
Mbororo Social, Cultural, and Development Association
and Wimbum Cultural and Development Association
198
9.7
Conclusion
202
10
Conclusion, Social Policy Implications, and Recommendations
204
10.0
Introduction
204
10.1
Conclusion
204
10.2
Social Policy Implications and Recommendations
214
Bibliography
227
About the Author
247
INIVERSITY
PRESS OF AMERICA1,
UBLISHING ACROSS ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES SINCE
/975
For the governments of many developing African nations, providing income ^
for the older population is difficult, particularly in Cameroon. This book uncovers the
complex problem of pension deficits and difficulties providing welfare and other forms
of social assistance. A vast majority of older people in Cameroon remain unassisted and
battling to survive, with increasingly fragmented family and community oriented forms
of support. As the older population increases, fundamental concerns remain: Is care pro¬
vided only by
łamih
members sustainable? How does gender factor into this situation,
and who bears the brunt of these problems: Borrowing from social capital theory, this
bonk discusses how older people struggle to find new forms of social protection.
This book articulates the view that older people display remarkable courage, resilience,
and coping strategies which make them not a burden to society, but rather key players in
the development process, it proposes achievable policy options that can make a difference
in the lives of Cameroon's older citizens.
CHARLES CHE FONCHINGONG, Ph.D. is a senior lecturer in social
work at Canterbury Christ Church University in Canterbury, England. A frontline
practitioner, academic, and researcher, he has previously taught at the University of
Buca,
Cameroon. |
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