As the leaves turn gold : Asian Americans and experiences of aging / Bandana Purkayastha ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Purkayastha, Bandana, 1956-

Series:

Diversity and Aging

Diversity and aging

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older Asian Americans.

Older Asian Americans--Social conditions.

Aging--United States.

Aging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanhalm, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">As the Leaves Turn Gold</span><span> focuses on the experiences of aging among women and men of Asian origin-both immigrants and citizens-in the contemporary U.S. Drawing on interviews and survey data, the book discusses the experiences of </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">different</span><span> groups of Asian Americans to analyze how ideologies, interactions, and institutional arrangements shape racialized, gendered, and classed aging in contemporary America.</span></span></span>

Contents:

Introduction

Whose lives? whose voices? : methodological choices for studying Asian Americans and

Aging

The life course within and beyond families

Care work within and beyond families

Constructing new lives

Citizenship and aging

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-27943-3

1-4422-0913-5

1-283-52396-5

9786613836410

OCLC:

810279077