Chinese Migrants Ageing in a Foreign Land Home Beyond Culture.
Liu, Shuang, 1959-
Chinese Migrants Ageing in a Foreign Land Home Beyond Culture. [electronic resource] : - Milton : Routledge, 2019. - 1 online resource (122 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
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 conceptualises 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.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
Older immigrants--Research--New Zealand--Case studies.
Chinese--Research--New Zealand--Case studies.
Aging--Social aspects--Research--New Zealand--Case studies.
HQ1064.N45
305.260869120993
Chinese Migrants Ageing in a Foreign Land Home Beyond Culture. [electronic resource] : - Milton : Routledge, 2019. - 1 online resource (122 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
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 conceptualises 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.
9780429556821 0429556829 9780429266324 0429266324 9780429561290 0429561296 9780429565762 0429565763
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
Older immigrants--Research--New Zealand--Case studies.
Chinese--Research--New Zealand--Case studies.
Aging--Social aspects--Research--New Zealand--Case studies.
HQ1064.N45
305.260869120993