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UNINA9910825748603321 |
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Titolo |
As the leaves turn gold : Asian Americans and experiences of aging / / Bandana Purkayastha ... [et al.] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanhalm, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-4422-0913-5 |
1-283-52396-5 |
9786613836410 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (181 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PurkayasthaBandana <1956-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Older Asian Americans |
Older Asian Americans - Social conditions |
Aging - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<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> |
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