1st Edition

Diversity New Approaches to Ethnic Minority Aging

Edited By E Stanford, Fernando Tores-Gil Copyright 1992
    172 Pages
    by Routledge

    168 Pages
    by Routledge

    Containing ideas and perspectives, this monograph examines the evolutionary and future considerations for diversity in aging.

    Diversity and Beyond: A Commentary E. Percil Stanford and Fernando M. Torres-Gil
    Trends and Forces: Influence of Immigration, Migration, and Acculturation on the Fabric of Aging in America Donald Gelfand and Barbara W.K. Yee
    Gerontology and the Relevance of Diversity E. Percil Stanford and Donna L. Yee
    Entitlements: What Do They Mean? John H. Skinner
    Targeting and Means Testing, Aging and Need Neal E. Cutler
    Public Entitlements: Exclusionary Beneficence Louise Kamikawa
    Psychosocial Correlates of Health and Illness among Minority Elders Neal Krause and Linda A. Wray
    The Health, Labor Force, and Retirement Experiences of Aging Minorities Rose C. Gibson and Cheryl J. Burns
    Generational Equity or Interdependence? Meredith Minkler
    Young Latinos, Older Anglos, and Public Policy: Lessons from California David E. Hayes-Bautista
    Current Trends in Living Arrangements and Social Environment among Ethnic Minority Elderly Carmela G. Lacayo
    Politics, Diversity, and Minority Aging Edgar E. Rivas and Fernando M. Torres-Gil
    Ethnicity, Crime, and Aging: Risk Factors and Adaptation Wilbur H. Watson
    Caregiving among Racial and Ethnic Minority Elders: Family and Social Supports Shirley A. Lockery
    Rural Minority Populations Share DeCroix Bane
    Creating Culturally Relevant Ways of Thinking about Diversity and Aging: Theoretical Challenges for the Twenty-First Century Linda M. Burton, Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, and Vern L. Bengtson

    BEST PRACTICE
    Diversity Assessments in Aging Services John A. Capitman, Winnie Hernandez-Gallegos, and Donna L. Yee
    A Multicultural Conference: The Experience of New Mexico's Aging Network Stephanie FallCreek and Rebecca Bustamante
    Dana is Joy: A Volunteer Caregivers' Program in the Buddhist Tradition Jeanette C. Takamura
    The Village of O'tabe: Tribal Officials and Service Providers Coordinate Comprehensive Support for Elders Curtis D. Cook

    Contributors

    Biography

    E. Stanford, Fernando Tores-Gill