Martina Merten
Biographic Data
| ID | 8675227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martina Merten |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martina |
| FAMILY NAME | Merten |
| SIGNATURE | MERTEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Vulnerability, Relocation and Resilience
Widowed women constitute a majority of India’s older female population. Increasing numbers seek shelter in institutional homes. This qualitative study examines the relocation of older widows into not-for-profit old age homes in India, focusing on their motivations for moving and on resilience practices they employ in the new environment. The research took place in Mangalore, Karnataka, involving in-depth interviews with 15 widows (aged 60 and abo…
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Vulnerability, Relocation and Resilience
Widowed women constitute a majority of India’s older female population. Increasing numbers seek shelter in institutional homes. This qualitative study examines the relocation of older widows into not-for-profit old age homes in India, focusing on their motivations for moving and on resilience practices they employ in the new environment. The research took place in Mangalore, Karnataka, involving in-depth interviews with 15 widows (aged 60 and abo…
Dignity (1 works) · Elder Abuse and Neglect (1 works) · Focus group (1 works) · Grandparent (1 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (1 works) · Loneliness (1 works) · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (1 works) · Narrative (1 works) · Neglect (1 works) · Qualitative research (1 works)