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Ethnicity, culture and aging: Do differences really make a difference?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1985
ISSN
0733-4648
Abstract
The broadest implication for examining the relation of ethnicity and aging centers on the premise that varying ethnic lifestyles will alter the way old age is encountered, perceived and acted out. In asking the question – do ethnic cultural differences make a difference to the elderly? – this paper draws upon some cross-cultural generalizations on aging which have relevance to understanding the ethnic aged in the United States. On a more specific level, it concentrates on the extent to which an over-idealization of ethnic subcultures has made it a policy error to place too much emphasis on the ethnic family and informal supports a s the savior of its elderly members.
Language
en_US
Publisher
Sage Publications, Inc.
Recommended Citation
Sokolovsky, J. (1985). Ethnicity, culture and aging: Do differences really make a difference? Journal of Applied Gerontology, 4(1), 6-17.
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Comments
Abstract only. Full-text article is available through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Journal of Applied Gerontology, 4(1), 6-17. Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.