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

• Pubblicazione: Lanhalm, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (181 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.2608995/073
• Soggetto topico: Older Asian Americans; Older Asian Americans - Social conditions; Aging - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: PurkayasthaBandana <1956->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: <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>
• Titolo autorizzato: As the leaves turn gold
• ISBN: 1-4422-0913-5; 1-283-52396-5; 9786613836410
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453290703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Diversity and Aging