I intend to study the social aspects of the disease alzhiemers/dementia in Tonga. I plan to find how the disease is viewed culturally, is it accepted? What different age groups feel about the disease and how families taking care of elderly members with alzhiemers feel about it. What is their take on having the disease in the family and does the Tongan culture influence that. I plan to accomplish this primarily through interviews and observations of people.
I hope to learn about another culture, to become integrated into another society such that I will learn more about myself and about the people with whom am I living.
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