Aging and ethnicity : knowledge and services / Donald E. Gelfand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gelfand, Donald E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minority older people--United States.

Minority older people.

United States.

Minority older people--Services for--United States.

Aged.

Health Services for the Aged.

Ethnicity.

Medical Subjects:

Aged.

United States.

Health Services for the Aged.

Ethnicity.

Physical Description:

xviii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., [2003]

Summary:

The text focuses on specific issues and themes important to understanding and meeting the needs of older people from diverse backgrounds. In the Second Edition, Dr. Gelfand devotes greater attention to the impact of immigration on the United States and provides a useful model for providers working with older persons from diverse ethnic backgrounds. This edition contains updated references throughout along with new tables/graphs. Chapter topics include: Security and the Ethnic Elderly; Family and Church as Sources of Assistance; and Programs and Services for the Ethnic Ages.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Ethnicity, Gerontological Theory, and Research 1

Chapter 2 Ethnicity, Immigration, and the Ethnic Aged 32

Chapter 3 Ethnic Aged in the United States 52

Chapter 4 Security and the Ethnic Elderly 82

Chapter 5 Family and Religious Organizations as Sources of Assistance 101

Chapter 6 Reaching and Meeting Ethnic Aged Needs 132

Chapter 7 Programs, Services, and the Ethnic Aged 155

Chapter 8 Paradigms, Assumptions, and Assessments 183.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0826174213

OCLC:

52602815