Belonging in Brixton : an ethnography of migrant West Indian elders in Brixton, London / Audrey Allwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allwood, Audrey, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

West Indians--England--London--Social conditions.

West Indians.

Older immigrants--England--London.

Older immigrants.

Belonging (Social psychology).

Social conditions.

Brixton (London, England)--Social conditions.

Brixton (London, England).

England--London.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 321 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]

Summary:

This volume provides a unique perspective on elderly working-class West Indian migrants in the UK, particularly examining how they negotiate their sense of belonging. Utilizing the life span gaze and including elements of oral history and narrative, this ethnography provides rich insight into the ordinary lives, migratory circumstances, social networks, and interactions with the state as residents in a sheltered housing scheme in Brixton, London. The author further compiles a variety of genealogy charts, providing a uniquely vivid scholarly analysis of the Caribbean migrant experience both in a "place" and through space and time. Ultimately, this work contemplates how communities face change whilst at once developing a local symbolic cultural site, navigating adaptation to new economic and social environments.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

Questions Explored in This Project

Background

Research Approach

Research Methods

Material Culture

Memory

The Research Participants

Creation of the Sheltered Housing Scheme

End of an Era

Locating the Research

Lambeth

Brixton

Walking Through Brixton

Structure of the Book

Conclusion

Bibliography

2. The Complexity of Belonging: Theoretical Perspectives

Introduction

Themes

Understanding Belonging

Caribbean Kinship and Origins of the Lower-Class Black Family

Class and the Family Structure

Family Structure and Belonging

Lessening Connection to Family Land

Gender Equality

Migration and Belonging

Globalisation and Migration

Migration, Separation, and Re-localisation

Agency

Outsiders?

My Assessment Framework

3. Elderhood and Black Sheltered Housing

The Complexities of Old Age

The African Caribbean Sheltered Housing Scheme

Mitigating the Exclusion of Black Elders

Elderhood in the West Indian Context

Ageism and a Preference for Younger People

Different Approaches to Elderhood

Respect for the Elderly in the Community

Elders and the State

Concerns About the Position of the Black Elderly

4. The Experience of Migration: Planting Roots

Local Connections

Dispersed Connections

The Effect of Dispersal

Migration, Identity, and the Individual Focus

Which Home Is Home?

5. The Elder's Children: Family Relations and Gender Differences

Concerns of This Chapter

Circumstances Behind Movement into the Scheme

Kinship, Social Organisation, and Gender Relations

The Formation of the Marginal Male Position

Understanding the Gender Differences

Movement, Kinship, and Gendered Roles

6. Socialisation: `Small Garden, Bitter Weed'

Being Local

Differences

Together and Divided

Mutual Support

Culture `V' the State

Outsiders Within

The Dominoes Group

Bickering

New Year Things

Impact of the Church

From Windrush `till Now'

Belong: In or Out?

Reflections of the New Scheme Manager

7. Elder's Engagement with State Support Services

The Equalities Ethos

BME Difficulties

The Administrative Paradox

Navigating Support and Care

Management Issues

Consultation and Conflict

Ethnicity, Culture, and Staffing

Ambivalence and Ambiguity Towards Ethnic Difference

Personal Care and Cultural Differences

Culture or Personality Differences

8. Conclusion

The Research Framework

Research Findings

Where the Elders Belong

Contribution to Anthropology

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9783030545970

3030545970

OCLC:

1160216041

Publisher Number:

99986138342