Chinese migrants ageing in a foreign land : home beyond culture / Shuang Liu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liu, Shuang, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older immigrants--Australia--Social conditions.

Older immigrants.

Chinese--Australia--Social conditions.

Chinese.

Chinese--Cultural assimilation--Australia.

Group identity--Australia.

Group identity.

Aging--Social aspects--Australia.

Aging.

Chinese--Cultural assimilation.

Chinese--Social conditions.

Aging--Social aspects.

Social conditions.

Australia.

Physical Description:

x, 111 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"This book advances a new understanding of acculturation processes for older migrants, drawing on empirical data from migrants of Chinese heritage in Australia. It challenges the traditional models of acculturation, questions the conventional notion of integration and analyses the fluid nature of cultural identities. Drawing on insights from environmental gerontology, intercultural communication and acculturation theories, it conceptualizes ageing in a foreign land as a home-building process, highlighting the collective contributions of individual, community, social, cultural, technological and environmental factors to older migrants' well-being. A consideration of what it means to age 'in place' for those whose home is not necessarily attached to one place and one culture, this volume will appeal to social scientists with interests in ageing, gerontology, migration and diaspora, as well as those working in the fields of aged care policy"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Liu, Shuang, 1959- Chinese migrants ageing in a foreign land

ISBN:

9780367218225

0367218224

OCLC:

1121441636