Aging and ethnicity [[electronic resource] ] : knowledge and services / / Donald E. Gelfand
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| Autore: |
Gelfand Donald E
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| Titolo: |
Aging and ethnicity [[electronic resource] ] : knowledge and services / / Donald E. Gelfand
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Springer Pub., c2003 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.26/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Minority older people - United States |
| Minority older people - Services for - United States | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Ethnicity, Gerontological Theory, and Research; Chapter Two: Ethnicity, Immigration, and the Ethnic Aged; Chapter Three: Ethnic Aged in the United States; Chapter Four: Security and the Ethnic Elderly; Chapter Five: Family and Religious Organizations as Sources of Assistance; Chapter Six: Reaching and Meeting Ethnic Aged Needs; Chapter Seven: Programs, Services, and the Ethnic Aged; Chapter Eight: Paradigms, Assumptions, and Assessments; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In the Second Edition, Gelfand devotes greater attention to the impact of immigration on the United States and provides a useful model for providers working with older persons from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Based on 2000 Census data, this edition contains updated references throughout along with new tables/graphs. Chapter topics include: Security and the Ethnic Elderly; Family and Church as Sources of Assistance; and Programs and Services for the Ethnic Aged. Not meant to be an exhaustive review of the literature, the text focuses on specific issues and themes that the author believes are im |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Aging and ethnicity |
| ISBN: | 1-281-81845-3 |
| 9786611818456 | |
| 0-8261-7422-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910782648503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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